The Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues is excited to invite leaders on the front lines of preventing and responding to child-family separation to apply to be a part of their 2026 cohort of Global Fellows. Applications are due November 21, 2025.
The Global Fellows Program amplifies the work of individuals from around the world who are building creative solutions to prevent and respond to child-family separation, including state-sponsored separations. The program connects service providers, policymakers, and researchers with each other and the tools they need to present their innovative approaches in a published paper.
The program builds lasting relationships among fellows, alumni, and distinguished guest speakers. Together, they form a global network that helps children grow up in caring and protective families.
We offer a rigorous curriculum of technical expertise, leadership development, peer learning, and networking activities during the virtual 10-month fellowship beginning in January 2026. With the support of a leadership coach, fellows take the skills and tools they gain from the program and decide how to apply them to their ongoing direct service, policy, and research work.