Call for Applications NGFP 2027 Fellowship | WUIN

Deadline: 26 June 2026

The NGFP Fellowship begins with a one-year journey of project support, collaboration and learning in the community. It’s book-ended with a small kick-starter fund of USD 1,000 in the beginning and a chance to win a grand prize of USD 10,000 at the end for significant progress and contribution to the NGFP community and wider emerging foresight space.

What the Fellowship offers

A USD 1,000 kick-start fund to support your project
A platform to connect with like-minded people from around the world
A project partner (usually an expert foresight practitioner)
Foresight capability building via our introductory training course
Bi-weekly news & opportunity emails, including information about grants to develop your changemaking projects
Opportunity to be part of regional or thematic hubs
Opportunity to participate in relevant futures and foresight events and projects
Opportunity to run for a USD 10,000 prize at the end of the fellowship year

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Young professionals (18-35 years old) at the beginning of their futures and foresight journey, and those who are older with under one year of experience in futures and foresight.
Looking to expand your futures & foresight knowledge and network.
Committed to community and network building.
Working on a brave, pioneering, futures-focused project idea for lasting change at the systems level in your communities or globally, which can be enhanced, scaled, and impact deepened by using foresight.
Collaborative life-long learners with a long-term vision for impact (at least 10 years ahead).
From anywhere in the world, especially those anchored in Asia and Africa – including the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Pacific Islands and the Balkans.

enthusiastic about applications from those working on the world’s most complex issues, Foresight Transformation Missions.

They are: Climate & Just Transitions, Democracy & Sustainable Development, Emerging Technologies, Futures Methods From Around the World & Indigenous Futures, Health, Intergenerational Fairness, Nuclear Security & Peacebuilding, and Rural Futures.

HOW TO APPLY

Start your application here https://apply.nextgenforesight.org/register

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

While the program receives many brilliant applications, the fellowship is competitive, and there are only 25 spaces available in each annual cohort. However, all top applicants are invited to become part of the NGFP Sensing Network – a global network of over 900 practitioners, including 188 fellows. The network offers various opportunities for its members.

Each year, the program invites a diverse group of visionary young professionals who are beginning to explore the futures and foresight field to apply for the NGFP Fellowship journey. Applications are welcomed from individuals and teams aged 18-35 who are starting their journey in the futures and foresight field, as well as those over 35 with less than one year of experience in the sector.

Foresight is described as a systematic way of engaging with uncertainty by exploring alternative futures, including aspirational ones. As a discipline, it has the potential to influence future outcomes. It focuses not on predicting the future but on understanding current and future operating environments. Insights gained from foresight enable communities and organizations to recognize and respond to emerging threats and opportunities, enhancing their competitiveness, resilience, and agility.

A foresight practitioner is defined as anyone who employs a futures approach in their work to explore and understand the impacts of long-term factors and drivers of change on the future. This allows for a better understanding of how various futures might evolve and generates insights that inform decisions made today.

The program is particularly interested in emerging practitioners who use futures and foresight in collaborative ways for social and environmental good.

About Next Generation Foresight Practitioners

Launched in 2018 by the School of International Futures (SOIF), the Next Generation Foresight Practitioners (NGFP) is a network of over 900 people from all over the world who are using futures and foresight to create positive impact and systemic transformation globally.

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