Applications for next year’s cohort of Clore Social Fellows open on Monday, with a specialist environmental Fellowship offered for the first time.
The 2014 intake will be the fifth cohort of Clore Social Fellows, adding up to 20 more names to the 65 that have already participated in the programme since its inception in 2010.
But next year, for the first time, a specialist Environment Fellowship will be offered to people working in the environment and conservation sector, funded by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.
Several other Specialist Fellowships will also be repeated in 2014, with funding support from Nesta, Friends Provident Foundation, Oak Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, RNIB, the Resolution Trust, Maggie’s and the National Housing Federation. More details will be published on Monday when applications open.
The Clore Social Leadership Programme provides training, skills and opportunities to aspiring leaders within civil society in the UK. The highly tailored Fellowship programme lasts either 12 or 24 months, on a full or part-time basis.
Fellows attend residential courses, benefit from coaching and mentoring, and undertake an extended secondment and a practice-based research project.
The deadline for applications to the 2014 cohort is noon on Monday 10 June 2013. Applicants must be working in, or closely with, the UK social sector as a member of staff or volunteer, involved in work of significant benefit to individuals and communities in the UK or internationally, and committed to working in the sector in the long-term.
They must also have already demonstrated significant achievements and leadership potential.
Employers of Clore Social Fellows will be paid a bursary of £15,000 to compensate for the time that Fellows spend away from their job. Fellows who are not employed are eligible for a bursary of up to £20,000.
The 2014 cohort will commence their Fellowships in January next year. Successful applicants will be announced in October.
Government skills review due shortly
Separately, Dame Mary Marsh, founding director of the Clore Social Leadership Programme, is expected to publish her review of skills and leadership in the voluntary sector on 16 May. The review was commissioned by the Cabinet Office last autumn.
Click here to read Dame Mary's thoughts on leadership in the sector.
