The Generation Change Fellows Program is run by the United States Institute of Peace for young leaders already working in peacebuilding. The two-year fellowship combines a core five-day training in prejudice reduction, leadership and conflict transformation with mentoring and a peer community of practice.
USIP organizes geographically targeted cohorts rather than one continuously open global intake. The accessible official material documents work across Africa and the Middle East and a 2024 Pacific Islands cohort held in Nadi, Fiji.
Benefits & funding
- Two years of training, mentorship and mutual support.
- A five-day, in-person core peacebuilding training.
- Peer learning and an international community of peacebuilders.
- For the documented 2024 Pacific Islands cohort, USIP arranged participant airfare, lodging, breakfast, training-day meals and required ground transport.
- That cohort’s logistics plan allowed reimbursements of up to USD 30 for dinner and up to USD 20 for lunch on arrival and departure travel days.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be 18–35 years old.
- Intended for young leaders who are already engaged in peacebuilding in their communities.
- Recruitment is cohort-specific and geographically targeted; applicants must follow the country or residency rules in the relevant call.
- The accessible official sources do not state a degree requirement or a current universal country list.
- No current application window is published in the accessible official material.
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Age requirement
18–35 yrs
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Application process
- 1Monitor the official program page for a cohort-specific call.
- 2Check the announced cohort’s geographic eligibility, deadline and required materials.
- 3Apply through the method stated in that official call.
Program timeline
July 25, 2023
USIP released the logistics solicitation for the 2024 Pacific Islands cohort.
Tentative five-day Pacific Islands training in Nadi, Fiji.
February 13–17, 2024
Current cycle
No application opening or deadline is published in the accessible official material.