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Published: 25 Oct 2024 344 views
The Community Food Systems Fellowship is an 18-month leadership program that aims to increase opportunities for diverse local food system leaders to build their skills, capacity, and networks through a series of community design labs on participatory engagement and human centered design approaches, monthly learning sessions with other food systems leaders, and individualized technical assistance. Emerging leaders who are committed to food justice and equity should consider the Community Food Systems Fellowship. The fellowship is an opportunity to contribute to developing a roadmap for community-powered food systems and to learn how to better capture impact. The Fellowship is a good fit for those who are committed to:
We actively seek to spotlight community-powered food systems and inform and advance community leadership in local food systems. We are committed to supporting self determination of communities of color and the advancement of diverse community leaders. We encourage prospective fellows committed to justice and equity and improving local food systems to promote child, family and community wellness to apply. We invite stakeholders representing diverse voices across the food system (e.g. agriculture, labor and food chain workers, food service, public health, environmental justice, economy and entrepreneurship, education, early care and education, immigration, and arts, culture), to apply.
Vital Village is a network of residents and organizations committed to maximizing child, family, and community well-being. Our place-based, community engagement network mobilizes collective investment from residents, community organizations and institutions to seed scalable and sustainable community change around child protection and promoting healthy social and emotional development in early childhood. ... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 08 Nov 2024 |
| Value | $2,500 |
| Country to study | United States |
| Type | Fellowship |
| Course to study | View courses |
| Sponsor | Vital Village Networks |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Community Fellows will receive a $2,500 fellowship stipend to honor time for participating in fellowship meetings and activities, including participation and presentations at Vital Village’s annual National Community Leadership Summit. Fellows also have the ability to apply for $2,500 of innovation pilot project funds, which would be dispersed after the first 12-month of the fellowship program, after a proposal development and action planning period that would take place in the first half of the program.
We invite stakeholders representing diverse voices across the food system (e.g. agriculture, labor and food chain workers, food service, public health, environmental justice, economy and entrepreneurship, education, early care and education, immigration, and arts, culture), to apply.
Selected fellows must be based in the United States or one of the US territories and have an established partnership with a nonprofit organization, coalition, network, group, cooperative, business, or institution that has a strategic focus on local food systems.
Applicants will advance to the final round of the application process based upon how clearly their application and recommendation can articulate details of the categories outlined below:
Key Dates and Deadlines
Up to 10 community leaders will be selected by December 2024 and invited to participate in the 2025 Fellowship program.
Applications for the 2025 Vital Village Networks Community Food Systems Fellowship are now open. For information about the fellowship schedule and participation requirements, please refer to the Request for Applications and Frequency Asked Questions. To start or resume your application, click on the "Apply Here" button above. You will be asked to create a profile with a log in and password. Please save this information to log in and resume your application.
As a part of your application, you must provide at least one letter of recommendation. Up to three letters of recommendation may be submitted.
If written applications are not accessible for you, you can submit pre-recorded video or audio responses through the online application portal, or you can schedule an oral intake application session.
All applications and recommendations are due by November 8, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET.
Apply Here, Request for Applications, Read FAQ
Know someone who may be a good fit for the fellowship? Nominate them today! While nominations are not required, you can click here to submit a nomination for a friend, colleague, or leader in your community. Nominees will receive an email message inviting them to apply.
For more details visit: Vital Village website.
