We are now accepting applications for the 2025 National Fellowship Program for Asian American Organizing and Civic Engagement.

Applications are due online on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST.

The National Fellowship Program for Asian American Organizing and Civic Engagement is an intensive 8-10 week volunteer program that develops the leadership of a new generation of activists and organizers who are deeply invested in building the power of and improving the lives of working-class Asian immigrant communities.

Since its launch in 2014, the Seeding Change Fellowship has graduated over 250 fellows. Fellows have gone on to become staff, volunteers, cultural workers, healers and activists in their communities.

The fellowship program will run from May to August 2025 with different start dates. Fellows will be placed with a community-based organization, where they will spend 7-12 weeks, working with the organization, immigrant leaders, and the local community. Fellows will have the opportunity to develop their skills from grassroots fundraising, outreach and education, organizing, and language skills. Fellows will also deepen their understanding of community organizing and civic engagement. At the beginning of the program, fellows will also participate in a week-long training and orientation held in the Bay Area, CA. The fellowship program closes with a retreat in the Bay Area, CA. 

Our host organizations are grassroots community-based organizations that are leading local and national work on a range of issues from workers rights, immigrant justice, youth organizing, housing, and environmental justice, and gentrification and displacement. This year, we have 11 potential host organizations that are rooted in Asian immigrant and refugee communities. Please note that we are continuing to add more host sites throughout December and January.

Some ways fellows have supported organizations include:

• conducting outreach and education in public housing, transit corridors, and working class neighborhoods
• developing curriculum and conducting workshops for high school youth
• providing education and services to community members through workers and tenant rights community clinics
• organizing community festivals and climate justice march and convenings
• working directly with and alongside youth and adult leaders

Applications are due online Sunday, January 19st at 11:59 PST for the 2025 National Fellowship Program for Asian American Organizing and Civic Engagement. 

Contact apply@seeding-change.org with any questions.