The Vital Voices Global Fellowship (VVGF) 2025 unites women leaders from diverse fields to enhance their skills, foster collaboration, and exchange ideas.
This 10-month program brings together fellows across two key pillars—VV Venture (social entrepreneurship) and VV Engage (public leadership)—while also encouraging cross-sector synergies to drive systemic change.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the Vital Voices Global Fellowship 2025, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Identify as a woman
Be proficient in English (as all sessions will be conducted in English).
Be at least 18 years old at the time of application.
Demonstrate a commitment to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their leadership, entrepreneurship, or public service.
Be willing to fully participate in the fellowship and actively engage with diverse women leaders across sectors.
Meet all eligibility criteria for all specific pillars (VV Engage or VV Venture).
Benefits
Leadership training through Vital Voices Leadership Journey.
Pillar-specific skill development tailored to social entrepreneurs (VV Venture) and public leaders (VV Engage).
Opportunities to expand cross-pillar collaborations by building partnerships with public leaders, social entrepreneurs, changemakers, and civil society leaders to drive systemic change and drive innovative solutions.
Access to the Vital Voices Community Hub and leverage the cohort and Vital Voices Global Network of thousands of changemakers for mentorship, peer learning, and strategic connections to amplify impact, support growth, and advance goals.
Attend an in-person convening in the third quarter of 2025 (location TBC), to deepen learning, relationship building, and collaboration.
A certificate of completion upon successfully completing the program.
