Recommendations and Applications Open for Rising Leaders for Results Fellowship

The Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion is seek­ing sug­ges­tions of can­di­dates and appli­ca­tion sub­mis­sions for its Ris­ing Lead­ers for Results Fel­low­ship — a lead­er­ship devel­op­ment pro­gram for emerg­ing lead­ers ages 24 to 31. The Fel­low­ship is designed for ear­ly career lead­ers with a com­mit­ment to pro­mot­ing racial equi­ty and pur­su­ing results on behalf of chil­dren, youth, fam­i­lies and communities.

About the Ris­ing Lead­ers for Results Fellowship

The Ris­ing Lead­ers for Results Fel­low­ship is a 21-month, mul­ti­ses­sion pro­gram designed to sup­port peo­ple ear­ly in their careers. Through the Fel­low­ship, par­tic­i­pants deep­en their lead­er­ship prac­tice and build the skills, rela­tion­ships and expe­ri­ence need­ed to mean­ing­ful­ly con­tribute to their orga­ni­za­tions’ results.

The Ris­ing Lead­ers Fel­low­ship invests in emerg­ing lead­ers by prepar­ing them to pow­er­ful­ly take up and sus­tain their roles as results-dri­ven, equi­ty-focused lead­ers This Fel­low­ship is ground­ed in Casey’s Results Count^® lead­er­ship devel­op­ment approach and empha­sizes applied learn­ing. Fel­lows bring real chal­lenges from their work into the expe­ri­ence, test­ing new approach­es and apply­ing tools and frame­works in real time.

Learn more about the Fellowship

What to Expect

The Fel­low­ship pro­gram begins in Novem­ber 2026 and ends in August 2028 and includes nine in-per­son sem­i­nars, vir­tu­al ses­sions and coach­ing by fac­ul­ty, along with ongo­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties for reflec­tion, learn­ing and con­nec­tion. While bal­anc­ing the demands of their cur­rent roles, Fel­lows apply what they are learn­ing with­in their respec­tive home organizations.

Fel­lows also par­tic­i­pate in a defined com­po­nent of the Fel­low­ship called ​“Build Your Own Expe­ri­ence,” which pro­vides a struc­tured oppor­tu­ni­ty to engage in a spe­cif­ic learn­ing or devel­op­ment activ­i­ty aligned with their work and lead­er­ship context.

The Casey Foun­da­tion cov­ers the cost of pro­gram participation.

Rec­om­mend­ing Can­di­dates and Who May Apply

The Foun­da­tion is look­ing for diverse, ener­getic ear­ly career lead­ers between the ages of 24 and 31 from across the coun­try who desire to grow per­son­al­ly and pro­fes­sion­al­ly, espe­cial­ly those in com­mu­ni­ties where needs are great­est and resources are limited.

We rec­og­nize that these lead­ers are already work­ing in non­prof­it, pub­lic, phil­an­thropic, and pri­vate sec­tor roles, lead­ing efforts, pur­su­ing entre­pre­neurism, and build­ing part­ner­ships to advance change in their com­mu­ni­ties in pur­suit of equi­ty and justice.

Poten­tial can­di­dates must be sub­mit­ted no lat­er than June 22, 2026. Rec­om­mend­ed can­di­dates are then invit­ed to com­plete a full appli­ca­tion online, which must be sub­mit­ted by July 6, 2026. Can­di­dates are wel­come to apply direct­ly by the July 6 due date with­out being rec­om­mend­ed. The appli­ca­tion and selec­tion process pro­vides a vari­ety of ways — writ­ten short answers, cre­ative expres­sion and, for final­ists, vir­tu­al interviews.

See a pre­view of the appli­ca­tion questions

Webi­na­rs for Prospec­tive Appli­cants and Their Supervisors

The Foun­da­tion will host sep­a­rate infor­ma­tion­al webi­na­rs for prospec­tive appli­cants and their super­vi­sors, respec­tive­ly, as fol­lows. Par­tic­i­pants must have the full sup­port of their employ­ing orga­ni­za­tions, and specif­i­cal­ly of their super­vi­sors, to use work time to par­tic­i­pate in the pro­gram and to attend all sem­i­nars and oth­er pro­gram activ­i­ties. Both webi­na­rs will be record­ed and shared with registrants.

• Reg­is­ter for the webi­nar for prospec­tive appli­cants, which is 2 p.m. ET on Tues­day, May 26.
• Reg­is­ter for the webi­nar for the super­vi­sors of can­di­dates, which is at 2 p.m. ET on Thurs­day, June 11.

Next Steps

1. Sug­gest candidates.
2. Reg­is­ter for the webi­nar for prospec­tive applicants.
3. Reg­is­ter for the webi­nar for supervisors.
4. Learn more and apply now.

If you have ques­tions, please email David Navar­ro, senior asso­ciate, Lead­er­ship Devel­op­ment, at dnavarro@​aecf.​org.

Relat­ed Resources

Young lead­ers helped shape this Fel­low­ship, which is Casey’s first Results Count offer­ing specif­i­cal­ly for the age range of 24- to 31-year-olds. Learn how the first cohort of Ris­ing Lead­ers for Results gained prac­ti­cal tools and strong rela­tion­ships through the Fellowship.