PUBLIC VOICES FELLOWSHIP
on Reproductive Justice

- CALL FOR applicationS -

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2025 Public Voices Fellowship on Reproductive Justice, a partnership between The OpEd Project, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, and Every Page Foundation.

This year-long Fellowship will convene a cohort of twenty leaders and change-makers working for reproductive justice, with a focus on leaders with backgrounds that have been historically underrepresented in the mainstream media. The Fellowship cohort will receive extraordinary support, leadership skills, and knowledge to ensure their ideas shape not only their fields but also national discourse.

The cohort will meet for four convenings during the year, to experience The OpEd Project’s internationally recognized curriculum, as well as one seminar on reproductive justice hosted by the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice. Fellows will be assigned to work with dedicated journalist coaches throughout the year. In addition, fellows will have opportunities to join monthly virtual events with public thinkers and will receive weekly customized email support. Upon completion of the Fellowship, they will have access to a powerful network of peers, as well as to The OpEd Project's national network of high-level journalist mentors.

The fellowship curriculum explores leadership, knowledge exchange, and empowerment in an unjust world. Fellows will examine building consensus, how ideas spread, when and why minds change, and how ideas can shape the future. The fellowship includes convenings and one-on-one coaching by leading journalists and editors. All fellows must commit to publishing a minimum of three written pieces of thought leadership and/or opinion (“op-ed”) articles during their Fellowship with the support of their assigned coach. In addition, fellows must commit to full participation in all four convenings, as well as the seminar with the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice. Applicants must be available on the convening dates and seminar date to apply and must hold the dates on their calendars until the application and selection process has been completed.

The application is currently open through March 10, 2025. Apply here.

LOGISTICS

Fellows participate in convenings (see dates below), scheduled at two-to-three-month intervals, and commit to writing a minimum of three opinion pieces over the course of the fellowship. The first three convenings and the seminar will be held virtually. The final convening will be held in person in New York City. There will be limited funds to support travel to the final convening, for those with need. Fellows are also assigned to work with veteran journalist coaches for dedicated one-on-one coaching throughout the year. In addition, fellows will have periodic opportunities to join calls with public thinkers and influencers and receive weekly customized email support and news alerts. Upon completion of the Fellowship, they will have ongoing access to a powerful network of peers and invitation to The OpEd Project’s network of support services, which includes high-level journalist mentors.

SELECTION

We are seeking thought leaders who are working or researching for reproductive justice, with a demonstrated desire and ability to contribute to public dialogue. This fellowship is an opportunity to help shift the narrative around four tenets: the right to bodily autonomy, the right to have children, the right to not have children, and the right to parent the children we have in a safe and healthy environment. The fellowship is open to individuals 18 years old and above, and who are based in the U.S. Only applicants who can confirm they will attend all four convenings and the seminar in full and can commit to meeting the fellowship’s writing requirement will be considered. Those who cannot accommodate full and active participation on all convening dates and for the seminar should not apply.

Fellows will be chosen through a competitive selection process. We are committed to building a diverse cohort. We will consider various factors, including but not limited to gender, race/ethnicity, geography, area of expertise, work history, and experience as an agent of change.

We will announce acceptance into the Fellowship in early April 2025.

DETAILS

20 fellows
Year-long Fellowship
Four discovery-based convenings designed to catalyze knowledge and produce ideas:

Convening 1: “Knowledge” – May 8, 9, and 10, 2025 @ 12pm - 3:30pm ET, via Zoom
Reproductive Justice Seminar with National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice – May 21 @ 2pm - 4pm ET, via Zoom
Convening 2: “Connection” – July 25 and 26, 2025 @ 12pm - 3:30pm ET, via Zoom
Convening 3: “Contagion” – October 3 and 4, 2025 @ 12pm - 3:30pm ET, via Zoom
Convening 4: “Legacy” – December 5, 2025 @ 10am - 5pm ET, in NYC

Dedicated journalist Coaches (top journalists) to provide regular, one-on-one support/editing/coaching
Access to weekly office hours and monthly events with media insiders and journalists
A limited number of travel stipends will be available based on the need to support attendance at the in-person convening

PUBLIC VOICES FELLOWSHIP

The Public Voices Fellowship is a global initiative to diversify public knowledge and discourse, and change who writes history. Launched by The OpEd Project in partnership with leading mission-aligned universities, organizations, and foundations, it is a collective investment in changing the demographics of voice at scale, in a world where we face challenges and opportunities that can only be unlocked with a diversity of knowledge sets, expertise, and voices. Each fellow joins a unique cohort of highest-caliber thinkers, supported by extraordinary resources and training over the course of a year, including cutting-edge programming, high-level coaching, and access to a prestigious network of journalists and fellows at peer institutions nationwide. Emphasis is on thought leaders who are underrepresented in the public sphere, including women.

What’s it like? Watch a video of one fellowship cohort’s experience.

MORE ABOUT THE OPED PROJECT

The OpEd Project is a think tank and leadership organization that expands history by amplifying the ideas and public impact of new and necessary voices, including women of all backgrounds. We are a community of thought leaders, journalists, commentary writers, and activists who proactively share our skills, knowledge, and connections across color, creed, class, age, ability, gender, orientation, and beyond. Through our programs, we elevate the ideas and knowledge of underrepresented expert voices, including women, and accelerate solutions to the world’s biggest problems – problems that cannot be solved justly or sustainably without a diversity of voices, expertise, experience, and identity. We believe the best ideas, regardless of where they come from, should have a chance to be heard and to change the world.

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