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Funding Opportunity
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Roddenberry Fellowship
Organization Name
Roddenberry Foundation
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The Roddenberry Fellowship is a $1mil investment in the innovators, community leaders, and changemakers leading the efforts for a more just and equitable country.
Description

Launched in 2016, the Roddenberry Fellowship is a $1 million investment in innovators, community leaders, and changemakers whose work has the greatest potential to protect the most vulnerable and to reinvent systems and structures that have served to oppress and disadvantage far too many for far too long.

To date, there are 58 Roddenberry Fellows, from across the country and from different disciplines, taking action on issues as diverse as immigrant detention, voting rights, and domestic abuse. Join them!

Fellows must be working on a project, organization, or initiative with direct impact in one of five areas:

Civil Rights

Environmental Protection

Immigration and Refugee Rights

LGBTQIA and Women’s Rights

Health

 All Roddenberry Fellows receive a $50,000 award, as well as:

  • One-on-one professional coaching and development opportunities
  • Virtual collaboration sessions to provide ongoing advisement, support, and connections
  • Two required in-person retreats (assuming state/city ordinances allow):
    1. February 22-26, 2021 in Los Angeles;
    2. October 7-10, 2021 in New York
  • A community of peers and allies who share resources, expertise, and support
Available Funding
$1,000,000.00
Maximum Award Amount
$50,000.00
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Health
Environmental Justice