Public Voices Fellowship on Racial Justice in Early Childhood, in partnership with The OpEd Project

The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) is accepting applications for the Public Voices Fellowship on Racial Justice in Early Childhood in partnership with The OpEd Project. The year-long Fellowship will be offered to a cohort of twenty thought leaders, the majority of whom will be from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups in writing and thought leadership. The cohort will build leadership skills and knowledge to ensure their ideas shape not only their fields but also the greater public conversations of our age through support from extraordinary mentors. The result? A cadre of powerful changemakers writing to mobilize communities and ignite movement through written word. 

The application deadline is March 19, 2023. You may find the application form here. 

About 

The Public Voices Fellowship on Racial Justice in Early Childhood, in partnership with The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), is part of The OpEd Project’s prestigious national initiative to change who writes history. The internationally acclaimed curriculum and methodology explore leadership, power, and action in an unfair world. Fellows explore how credibility works, how ideas spread, when and why minds change, and how ideas play out over time and space. This program will engage selected Fellows in intense, results-oriented thinking and activities around their knowledge and impact and provide inside information, high-level support, and potential media connections to influence narratives. Other participating institutions include Yale, Dartmouth, Northwestern, The Ford Foundation, and more. Fellows will join a national network of peers, allowing for knowledge-sharing and innovation across institutions. 

Learn more about the experience from Fellows and leaders.

Impact

The Public Voices Fellowship has a track record of stunning results, generating personal, professional, and public outcomes with far-reaching implications. Fellows have published op-eds in high-impact venues and gone on to publish history-changing books. They have briefed Congress, advised the White House, launched new research studies and centers, sparked national and international debate, and driven policy change. 

Logistics

During the course of the Fellowship, Fellows will:

• Participate in four convenings (day-long or half-day) over the course of the year
• Commit to writing a minimum of two opinion pieces 
• Work with veteran journalist mentors for dedicated one-on-one coaching 
• Join calls with public thinkers and influencers 
• Receive weekly customized email support and news alerts. 

Upon completion of the Fellowship, Fellows will have access to a powerful network of peers and The OpEd Project’s national network of high-level journalist mentors.

The Public Voices Fellowship is an initiative launched by The OpEd Project in partnership with leading universities, foundations, and mission-aligned organizations across the globe. 

 Application Deadline – 11:59 pm EST, March 19, 2023