Applications Now Open: DAWN Fellowship for young women feminists 2025.

Admin,

DAWN Feminist is excited to announce its new fellowship program for young women feminists from the Global South, as part of its 40th-anniversary celebrations. The DAWN Fellowship for young women feminists fellowship focuses on The Political Economy of Gender-Based Violence and Conflict, offering a unique opportunity for young feminists to develop innovative projects that deepen understanding of these critical issues and amplify feminist voices in public discourse. We are seeking passionate young women feminists under the age of 40 from the Global South to undertake projects in research, advocacy, mobilization, resistance, or creative expression. Projects must align with the fellowship theme, and we particularly encourage proposals addressing Palestine, alongside other conflict areas.

Key Benefits:

  • Financial support for project development.
  • A platform to share your work with local and international audiences.
  • Connection to a global network of feminist activists and scholars.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be women feminists under the age of 40.
  • Applicants should be from the Global South.
  • Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to feminist principles and methodologies.
  • Proposals can include research, advocacy, mobilization, resistance, or creative expression.
  • Proposals must align with the theme of The Political Economy of Gender-Based Violence and Conflict.

We’re especially encouraging projects that focus on Palestine, while also welcoming proposals addressing other areas of conflicts.

EXPECTATIONS FROM FELLOWS

Delivering tangible outputs as agreed upon with DAWN.

  1. Completing project deliverables by the agreed deadlines.
  2. Presenting their work at relevant DAWN events.
  3. Registering outputs under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
  4. Submitting midterm and final reports detailing progress

The fellowship supports remote working and requires
independent yet collaborative engagement with
DAWN.

Key dates DAWN Fellowship for young women feminists

  • Call for applications 20 Jan
  • Applications Deadline 01 Mar
  • Selection Announcement 30 Apr

APPLICATION PROCESS

  1. Proposal submission
    Applicants complete and submit the fellowship application
    form, detailing the project’s objectives, methodology,
    expected outcomes, and timeline.
  2. Supporting documents
    Applicants submit a detailed CV, one letter of
    recommendation from a non-related referee, and a
    statement of motivation.
  3. Project expenses
    Applicants submit a detailed project budget aligned with the
    fellowship amount.
  4. Review and selection
    A selection committee will review the applications based
    on relevance, feasibility, originality, and potential impact.

Check out all the information and application guidelines in the Fellowship concept note.

Read concept note.

Apply Here.

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