2025 Fellowship Application Overview
This is an overview of the 2025 Voqal Partners Fellowship application process. Our website provides moreinformation about the program.
The application can be found at bit.ly/VoqalFellowship. The end of this document outlines stepby-step instructions for completing and submitting applications inthe online system. Voqal Partners will ensurethat everyone can submit a successful application. If you need other formats, arrangements,or alternative submission methods, please contact fellowship@voqalpartners.org to discuss how wecan accommodate.
Key Dates
September 3: Applications Open, 10 am EDT
September 18: InfoSession #1, 4 pm EDT (Register here)
October 16: Info Session #2, 12 pm EDT (Register here)
October 31: Applications Close, 11:59 pm EDT
Contact
For technical assistance, contact fellowship@voqalpartners.org
Application Questions
You will be asked to complete three application sections: Overview, The Pitch, and About You. The following is a brief outline of each section.
Overview
Publicity: Tell us howyou learned about the fellowship.
Pronouns: Please share your pronouns.
Project Name: Giveyour project atitle. Character limit: 200
Project Description: Provide an overview of the project. Character limit: 750
Program Area: Tell us which program area yourproject best falls under, choosing among Economic Justice, Education Justice, Environmental Justice, Health Justice, Immigrant Justice, Indigenous Justice, LGBTQIAJustice, and Racial Justice. Other is also an option.
Confirmations: Please confirm your eligibility, geographic reach, and availability.
The Pitch
Impact: What’s Possible: What is the future you are trying to create? How are you contributing to that future through thiswork?Iftheproject isaccomplished, what is nowpossible for your community?How are social justice and equity inpractice? What values lead the systems? (Question inspired by Catalytic Thinking) Character limit: 10,000
Issue: What’s in the Way: How docurrent systemic forcesprevent youfrom realizing your project?Who orwhat standsin your way? Why are you taking on this issue/societal inequity among allthat co-exist? Character limit: 7,500
Project Summary: What You’ll Do: Please tellus how you'll implement your idea. What arethe steps andactionsyou plan totake? Who is engaged in the decision-making processes? How will you ensure disabled people have equal access and representation in the project? Character limit: 7,500
Fellowship Focus: What’s the First Step: What doyou plantofocus oninthe six monthsofthe fellowship (April -September 2024)?What milestones do you hope toaccomplish? Character limit: 3,500
Others inthe Field: Toyour knowledge, is another individual, group, or organization working on asimilar project?If yes, what do you feel they are missing? How doesyour project fill this gap? If you areunawareof similar projects, please put “not applicable.” Character limit: 1,500
Growth in Leadership: Voqal Partners hopes all Fellows deepen their practice as social changemakers and community leaders asthey work ontheirprojects.Pleasetellus how you wish todevelop or evolveyour leadership style and skills throughout theFellowship. What resources or guidance do you anticipate needingto support this growth? Character limit: 5,000
Budget: Please share abudget. If needed, the application contains a link to a budget template. We ask for a budget to understand your current needs. We do not use it in the evaluation process.
Additional Funds: Haveyou pursued additional funding? If yes,how is thatgoing? This isnot required; Voqal Partnersonly wants agood sense of the current stage of your project. Character limit: 250
Anything Else?
Pleaseprovide anylinks,information, or documentationrelevanttoyour projectthatyoucould not share elsewhere inthe application. Is there anything else you want reviewers to know? Character Limit: 3,500
File Size Limit: 4 MB
File Size Limit: 3 MB
AboutYou
Your Lived Experience:How has your lived experience preparedyouforthismoment?Please focusonaspects of your background demonstrating how you developed this idea and why you arethe best person to implement it. Character limit: 10,000
Resume: Please uploadaresume,CV, orother supportingdocumentation, suchasa publication list, that outlines your experience to date.
File Size Limit: 4 MB
Disrupting the Status Quo: Regardlessofhowyouidentify,pleasetell ushow youactively rejectwhitesupremacyculture and the Four I's of Oppression. How do you color outside the lines? Character limit: 3,500
Background with Coaches: Thisintenseprogramisdesignedtopushhowyouthink about your project.We offercoaches to support this process who can talk through operational, structural, and strategicquestions. Have you worked with a coach before? If so, what didyou find the most helpful? If not, what are your questions about working with acoach? Character limit: 1,500
Online Presence: We want to get to know you and your passions a little more, so if you have online profiles you don’t mind sharing, please include links here, such as for your personal website, blog, LinkedIn profile, or social media accounts. Character limit: 500
Demographics
We collect demographic information totrack our performance for appealing toindividuals from historically overlooked and marginalized communities. Information collected in this section is for internal evaluation only. You can choosethe “prefer not toanswer” option for any or all questions in this section.
Application Submission Instructions
You can access the online system for submitting the application here: bit.ly/VoqalFellowship
If you have applied before, please use your log-in credentials. If needed, you can usethe “Forgot your password” link on the log-inpage or contact fellowship@voqalpartners.org for assistance.
Skip to Step Four (4) on page five (5) if you already have an account.
If you are afirst-time applicant, please create anew account.
1. Click “Create New Account” on the log-on page
2. Complete the profile and click “Next” to enter a password, then click “Create Account”
3. You will be asked to confirm receipt of the registration email beforefinalizing the account
4. Once logged in, click the blue “Apply” button along the top rowand then inthe top right of the Voqal Fellowship2025 box to enter the application
To view the application form, click the “Preview” button; once on the preview screen, you can generate aPDF of all questions by clicking “Question List” inthe top right
5. Once you click “Apply,” completethe form. You can save the application using the “Save Application” button at the bottom of the application. When the application is complete, click “Submit Application” at the bottom.
NOTE: If you save the application, it will now beavailable on the home page when you log in again. Once you log in, you will see the “Voqal Fellowship 2025” process with an “Edit Application” link on the right. You can save and return to the application as often as you need before submitting it.
