Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Program 2025 (up to $10,000)

Deadline: March 31, 2025

Applications are open for the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Program 2025. The effects of anti-Black racism have created a violent and fragmented world with deeply entrenched patterns of domination. In response, the struggle for racial justice often leaves leaders burnt out, isolated, and, due to the tyranny of the urgent, without the time and space to engage their imaginations beyond problem-solving.

The 12-month Fellowship Experience invites changemakers throughout the Black diaspora and the wider world into a collective journey of deepening their leadership, grappling with the global complexities of race, and unlocking their creativity for social change.

They hope by the end of the Fellowship each Fellow has:

• Gained insight into complex histories of race, engaged their imaginations about its potential futures and grappled with the present global forces that perpetuate white supremacy and anti-Black racism.
• Developed personal strategies and routines to strengthen their long-term staying power in the fight to combat anti-Black racism.
• Supported the formation of meaningful and robust lifelong relationships.
• Articulated their next idea for impact and acted on their vision.

Topics they Explore

• Racemaking and racialisation
• Narrative power and strategy
• Global forces of anti-Black racism
• The futures of race
• Domination and racial capitalism
• Somatic and wellness practices
• Collective and interpersonal leadership competencies
• Personal theory of change

Benefits

AFRE supports Fellows’ participation and leadership development through:

• Round-trip travel, accommodation, food, and ground transportation costs for all in-person convenings.
• Fellows may access up to $10,000 USD to support their leadership development and incidental costs of attending in-person programming.
• Family care funding for Fellows supporting children, dependents, and family members.
• Up to six and half hours of leadership coaching sessions.

Eligibility

• Have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in racial equity or related field.
• Can commit to fully participating in all programming sessions including a 2-week residency in South Africa and weeklong in-person convening (Location TBD).
• Will be living in Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, or the SWANA region during virtual programming (September 2025, October 2025, and February 2026).
• Will not be participating in another Fellowship programme during the programming dates.
• Highly proficient in spoken and written English.
• Kindly note that there are no academic qualifications required.

Selection Criteria

Ideal candidates will demonstrate and embody a range of the characteristics listed below:

• Open: Are eager to learn and know more about others and the world.
• Aware: Are conscious of themselves and awake to the world around them.
• Intentional: Are thoughtful and mindful in their actions. 
• Aspiring: Can see possibilities beyond the current reality.
• Caring: Can relate to and care about others’ experiences.
• Relational: Are committed to the well-being and health of others.
• Bold: Has demonstrated a willingness to take risks.
• Persistent: Has persevered through challenges.

Application

Applications open until 18:59 CAT on March 31, 2025. Late applications will not be considered.

Apply here or nominate a candidate here

For more information, visit Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity.