Provider: Echoing Green
Status: Closed — watch future cycles · Global social entrepreneurship fellowship
Summary
The Echoing Green Fellowship backs early-stage founders developing solutions to social challenges. Fellows receive funding, leadership development, expert resources and a global community. Applications for the 2026 Fellowship are closed; dates for the next cycle have not been announced.
At a glance
- Type: Social entrepreneurship fellowship
- Status: 2026 application closed
- Geography: Global
- Funding: $100,000 stipend over 18 months
Who can apply
Applicants must be at least 18 by June 1, 2026, proficient in English, an original founder or leading member of the original founding team, and the organization’s primary decision-maker. Fellows must work full-time (40 hours per week) on their early-stage organization. Only one applicant per organization may apply; no degree is required.
What you get
- $100,000 stipend over 18 months
- Leadership development, wellbeing support and expert resources
- Lifelong community and virtual and in-person connections
For-profit and hybrid organizations receive fellowship funding as a recoverable grant; repayment may apply if the business meets Echoing Green’s specified revenue or valuation thresholds.
Important dates
- Applications for the 2026 Fellowship are closed.
- Echoing Green has not announced the next application cycle; sign up for official updates.
How to apply
Review the eligibility rules and sign up for Echoing Green updates about the next cycle.
Verified by Girls Do That
Last checked: October 3, 2026
Source: Echoing Green
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