Deadline:
December 15, 2024
Location(s)
Chile China Germany Ghana India United States of America
Overview
Are a student at one of our partner universities and have what it takes to become a global problem solver? Then you are just who we are looking for! Learn to navigate different cultures, explore pressing issues in today's interconnected world, and grow your capability to tackle these issues together with inspiring change agents from around the world. Join our unique global learning lab and become a true Global Citizen!
Details
Joining the Melton Foundation gives you a new perspective on the world and global platform to make a difference in your community and beyond.
As a Melton Fellow, you will:
- Experience different cultures first-hand and learn to work across boundaries of place and identity.
- Expand your knowledge about relevant global topics related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Boost your skills through hands-on workshops, trainings and mentored projects.
- Participate in international events, such as the New Fellows Orientation and Global Citizenship Conference.
- Develop projects with Fellows and partners in your community and around the world to drive change initiatives – small or big – for wider impact.
- Join a network of 500+ Fellows and partner organizations from across sectors and world regions.
- Become part of an experiential learning lab that equips you with the know-how and confidence to take action on pressing issues around you.
Our 2.5 year Global Citizenship Program is designed as extra-curricular, experiential-learning program that will fire up your can-do attitude and will-do motivation. Supported by mentors, you’ll acquire skills in areas such as design thinking, intercultural communications, teamwork, project management, impact measurement, ethical leadership and systems thinking as you work together with others in pursuit of collaborative solutions to challenges of today’s interconnected world. Project Teams, Acts of Global Citizenship, workshops and conferences at your university and in diverse global locations will be your fueling stations throughout your journey. After you graduate from the program, you will join our Senior Fellow network to bring about meaningful change in your growing spheres of influence – with the Melton Foundation acting alongside each step of the way.
In short, when you join the Melton Foundation, you become equipped to be a global citizen – for life.
Becoming a global citizen is a serious commitment – and fellows are expected to be active and engaged throughout the program. If selected into the fellowship, our commitment to you is to constantly support and challenge you on your path towards global citizenship – through learning, exposure, mentoring, travel and more. This, however, is only effective, if you are equally committed.
As a new Melton Fellow, you can expect the following during the 2.5 years of Global Citizenship Program:
- Attend global events of the Melton Foundation (usually once a year, approximately 1 week long)
- Engage in online learning activities (approx. 5 hrs / month)
- Work in global project teams (depending on the project, average estimate: 10 hrs / month)
- Participate in community projects (depending on your campus, average estimate: 10 hrs / month)
Those are core activities through which you will build your leadership capacity, grow your spheres of influence and – later, as Senior Fellow – make impact as a global problem solver in your expanding network.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Who Are We Looking For?
Good news: We are not looking for fully developed global citizens, but for young people with the potential to become one!
Future Melton Fellows are …
- interested in broadening their horizon by learning and sharing with peers from across the world,
- willing to contribute with energy, knowledge and resources to the solution of global issues in their communities and beyond,
- able to work towards collaborative solutions to pressing challenges by engaging in global citizenship projects – on their own or in support of partner organizations, and
- motivated to promote global citizenship in their communities for others to follow their example.
Some of the characteristics we are looking for in applicants are:
- Demonstrable interest in global challenges and international issues
- Curiosity for different social contexts and cultures
- Respect for diversity, whether across the street or across the world
- Engagement on local or community level
- Empathy and self-awareness
- Personal initiative, and ability to work in teams
- Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written – also in English)
- Strong academic record
Becoming a global citizen is a serious commitment – with yourself and the people around you. If selected into the fellowship, our commitment to you is to constantly support and challenge you on your path towards global citizenship – through learning, exposure, mentoring, travel and more. This, however, is only effective, if your are equally committed.
As a new Melton Fellow, you can expect the following during the 2.5 years of Global Citizenship Program:
- Attend Melton Foundation global events (usually once a year, usually 1 week long)
- Participate in local activities (depends on your campus, average estimate: 10-15 hrs / month)
- Engage in guided online learning activities (approx. 5 hrs / month)
- Work in global project teams (depends on your team, average estimate: 10-15 hrs / month)
Those are core activities through which you will build your capacity, grow your spheres of influence and – later, as Senior Fellow – make impact as a role model for global citizenship in your expanding network.
Dates
Deadline: December 15, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
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