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Climate Leaders Fellowship

Innovating for Climate Solutions. Join a global network of high school students committed to identifying and solving local climate challenges through innovative community projects.

3-6 months
Online
Free
The Climate Leaders Fellowship

The Climate Leaders Fellowship is a leadership development program provided by Rustic Pathways in collaboration with the Stanford University Deliberative Democracy Lab and the Rustic Pathways Foundation.

Climate Leaders Fellowship connects high school students across the globe to work together to identify and address climate impact opportunities in their local neighborhoods. Fellows work together, bond, and complete capstone projects over the course of 12 weeks. 

Upon successful completion of their projects, select fellows may be invited to attend a global Summit. The 2024 Summer Climate Leaders Fellowship Summit was held in Antigua, Guatemala.  

Dates: October 10 – December 9, 2025

Deadline to apply: September 21, 2025

Cost: Pay What You Want


In the Climate Leaders Fellowship, you will:

  • Design and implement a volunteer project in your community aimed to reduce the impact and harms of climate change.
  • Join a cohort of like-minded high school students from across the world working on the same project. This means you’ll get to collaborate with other Fellows in your cohort while retaining the ability to customize and personalize your individual project based on your local community’s needs.
  • Get support from cohort facilitators who will provide guidance, answer questions, and coordinate virtual collaboration opportunities via Zoom meetings, email, and/or messaging.


About the Climate Leaders Fellowship

There will be a live weekly Zoom event each week, with half of the events required, and half optional. Outside of Zoom events, Fellows will be expected to plan and implement their projects. All told, we expect the Fellowship to take on average 2-3 hours per week.

Dates: October 10 – December 9, 2025

Deadline to apply: September 21, 2025

Cost: Pay What You Want

Join for no cost, and at the end of the program, you decide how valuable this program was for you.


For whom?

Student

Funding

  • Free
  • Personal financing

Duration

3-6 months