Deadline: May 31, 2024.

The Next Generation Foresight Practitioner (NGFP) Fellowship is designed to help change the status quo and democratise the futures and foresight field with diverse perspectives from younger generations and emerging practitioners, living in under-represented geographies and communities. 

The fellowship is an opportunity for young professionals to have more support as they begin to explore the futures and foresight field. They know that being a futurist can be a lonely place, and a sort of practice that particularly young people do on the side of their daily jobs, and usually for free. The fellowship is a way to provide the next generation of futures and foresight enthusiasts with a platform to connect with like-minded people from around the world, receive mentorship and build foresight capability, participate in regional and sector-specific hubs, and access funding to develop their foresight projects. Fellows also have the opportunity to participate in highly relevant events in the futures and foresight field, and to be connected with today’s decision-makers at the highest levels.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. Anyone between 18 and 35 years old, as well as those who are older, but have less than five years of experience using foresight.
2. They are particularly enthusiastic about applications from those living in the Global South, and those working on the world’s most complex issues, or Foresight Transformation Missions, as they refer to them.
3. Every year, they make sure they have at least two fellows under 25 years old.
4. In 2024, they will reserve one spot within their cohort to a fellow from the Balkans. This is their way to honour the memory of a great SOIF’s colleague, Sophie Middlemiss, who passed away in 2021 and was passionate about the region.
5. For the first time in 2024, they’re reserving space in the fellowship for emerging practitioners from the Middle East & North Africa region, in partnership with Dubai Future Foundation.

BENEFITS

1. At the beginning of the journey, each fellow receives a USD 1,000 prize to develop and accelerate their project.
2. By the end of their one-year journey, all fellows have the chance to run for the Fellowship Main Prize, which consists of a more substantial grant (at least USD 10,000) and acknowledges those who made the most of their journey.

Apply through the OFFICIAL LINK