Programme Dalai Lama Fellowship 2027 Changemakers

Contexte

Applications are now open for the 2027 Dalai Lama Fellowship Programme. Dalai Lama Fellows (DLF) offers a one-year fellowship program for emerging changemakers aiming to cultivate leadership practices rooted in awareness, compassion, and integrity. The interdisciplinary and deeply contemplative program provides a curriculum, coaching, group learning, and additional forms of support to help Fellows apply what they are learning in the fellowship to their important work in the world. The programme is seeking 15-20 changemakers from around the world for the 2027 Dalai Lama Fellows program.

Missions et responsabilités

• During the fellowship year, each Fellow implements an original field project addressing a local challenge.
• Cultivate capacities of self-awareness, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, listening and communication, systems-thinking, and much more to help their work make a genuinely positive impact on the communities they serve.
• Engage in a range of contemplative practices that foster a deeper connection to self, others, and ecosystems.

Profil recherché

• Age requirements: 20-36 years old as of April 1, 2027.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Current engagement with or well-articulated plans for a social change project and sustained engagement with the project throughout the fellowship year (NOTE: due to the difficulty of launching a social innovation project from scratch, we give preference to applicants who have ongoing projects, but each year we have selected Fellows who have a concrete vision for a project and plans to launch during the fellowship year, given they have the adequate expertise, resources, and community connections at the time of applying).
• In-depth knowledge of the community and the issue that the project is seeking to address, preferably with at least one year of previous experience working with the community.
• Interest in learning and engaging in contemplative practices throughout the year.
• Commitment to participating in all dimensions of the program, including online learning platform, 1-on-1 coaching calls, group learning calls, etc. (We estimate full participation in the fellowship requires about 12 hours per month, not including Fellows’ work on their projects).
• Attendance at the virtual Contemplative Leadership Assembly in May 2027.

Conditions et avantages

• Fully Funded to Contemplative Leadership Assembly.
• One-year fellowship program providing curriculum, coaching, group learning, and additional forms of support.
• Access to the LifeLong Fellows global leadership and learning community starting March 2028.
• Program Timeline: October 1, 2026: Application opens; November 11, 2026: Application deadline; January 2027: Finalists are invited for interviews; February 2027: Fellows are selected and notified; March 2027: Virtual onboarding of new Fellows; April 2027: Formal fellowship year begins; May 2027: Opening Contemplative Leadership Assembly (via Zoom); March 2028: Formal fellowship year concludes; June 2028: Closing Contemplative Leadership Assembly.

Dossier de candidature

• Applicant background and overview
• Short essay questions
• Video submission
• Resume/CV
• Letter of recommendation

Comment postuler

The application for Dalai Lama Fellows consists of five main parts. Applications and all accompanying materials must be submitted by 22:00 Coordinated Universal Time on November 11, 2026.

For More Information: Visit the Official Webpage of the Dalai Lama Fellowship Programme.