Applications Invited for Global Solvers Accelerator 2026

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About the Organization

The Melton Foundation is an international 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the USA, and a leading proponent of global citizenship practice worldwide. Established nearly thirty years ago with the credence that collaborations across boundaries can forge sustainable solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges, today, our network of over 600 Melton Fellows is spread across 25+ countries. Our primary operations are in Chile, China, Germany, Ghana, India, and the United States of America, with legal subsidiaries in Bangalore, India; Jena, Germany; Temuco, Chile; and Accra, Ghana.

About the Fellowship

Each year, a mindfully curated cohort of 20 social impact leaders connects hearts, hands and minds to unpack and refine their projects, tap into their collective leadership, and ignite transformative change in their communities while advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Throughout the 8-month program, participants generate ripples of impact: on themselves, by building their leadership capacity and transformative potential; on their local community, by accelerating their social impact project for sustainable development beyond business as usual; and on their global peers, by sharing and integrating their know-how, experience, and humanity.

After completing the program successfully, participants become part of our lifelong, supported network of Melton Foundation Senior Fellows — over 650 high-impact individuals connected worldwide who are leading and shaping conversations on everything from AI and climate action to human rights and social equity.

Program Details

From challenge to progress: participants find ideas and support to move forward

Over the course of their eight-month-long learning journey, participants engage with purposefully designed modules, applicable methods, creative project assignments, peer exchange, and subject matter advisory in order to build their capacity and amplify the transformative potential of their social impact projects. As a result, the Global Solvers Accelerator generates cumulative impact at three levels:

• the individual level, by building participants’ capacity for leadership and social impact.
• the community level, by unleashing the transformative potential of participants’ social impact projects.
• the systemic level, by intersecting different local approaches and contextual know-how, thus creating ripple effects of societal transformation and SDG attainment.

Eligibility

Are you a young community development practitioner aged between 20 – 35 years? Are you curious, committed, responsible, and forward-thinking? Do you have a proven track record of social impact? Are you actively engaged in or leading a social impact project currently? Are you looking to connect with like-minded peers to better understand today’s challenges and make  better sense of the world together?

How to Apply

Applications for the 2026 cohort are open until 1st December 2025.

Apply Now!

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