New & Emerging EdFunders Fellowship

September 2026 - April 2027

Now accepting applications! The New & Emerging EdFunders Fellowship is a cohort-based learning experience for education funders in their first one to three years who want to build strategic clarity, strengthen their practice and make grants with greater confidence.

Join the fellowship to deepen your understanding of the education landscape, clarify the goals and values guiding your funding decisions, and build a practical approach to aligning day-to-day grantmaking with longer-term systems-change strategy—apply today through July 13 to be considered for the cohort. Members can apply beginning Tuesday, June 2. Nonmembers may apply beginning Monday, June 22.

Apply now to be part of the September 2026–April 2027 fellowship.

• Who it’s for: Education funders in their first one to three years.
• What you’ll gain: Shared grounding in history, systems, and equity, plus peer learning and mentoring from experienced education grantmakers.
• Outcomes: Practical tools to think strategically about systems change and strengthen impact.
• Format: Eight sessions (six virtual and two in-person).
• Timeline: September 2026–April 2027. Application period is open June 2 to July 13; cohort announced in August.