HOW WILL YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

One year. One impactful project. Unleash your potential.

What would you do in your community with $50,000?

The Pathy Fellowship is an intensive experiential learning opportunity for recent graduates to test and develop their skills while leading innovative social change in their communities, anywhere in the world. Over the course of one year, up to twelve emerging leaders in Canada will be selected to bring their passion projects to life, while benefitting from a rich support network, generous funding, state-of-the-art training, and a committed cohort of likeminded leaders. Are you ready to lead?

Fellows are provided with $50,000 in funding to support their living costs and start-up and operational costs for their community initiatives.

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“The fellowship has given me the time, space, resources, and guidance for a huge personal and professional learning experience. This includes progress in my life goals as well as my ability to conceptualize and articulate them.”

Kai Thomas, Cohort 2 (2016-17)

“This past year has been one of massive growth and learning, both personally and professionally … I am ending this fellowship in the best and most positive frame of mind I have been in for a long time, and more committed than ever to continue my work in sexual and reproductive health.”

Grace Sheehy, Cohort 1 (2015-16)

“I learned that I had the personal strength and fortitude to deal with big problems, all on my own. And conversely: I also learned that it was not a sign of my weakness or lack of integrity to reach out to others when hit with big problems.”

Aissa Boodhoo-Leegsma, Cohort 2 (2016-17)

“This experience has fundamentally changed me as a leader and strengthened my capacity as a change maker…”

Asia Van Buuren, Cohort 1 (2015-16)

“The fellowship gives you a rare combination; The autonomy to self-direct your proposed project, while also providing a wide range of tools, supports and expertise for success.”

JOHN PAUL DOBSON, Cohort 3 (2017-18)

“The fellowship provided the space I needed to do some important self-work. The fellowship team emphasized that a crucial dimension of the fellowship year was working on the self and examining one’s interior world, vision, and needs in order to thrive and to help the initiative thrive in tandem.”

Gabriela Kassel Gomez, Cohort 3 (2017-18)

“I saw that to be a change maker, you need heart and empathy. I saw a vision that I was able to carry out with my community and along the way, I got a great support system and created lasting partnerships with people who share the same vision.”

Hanan Ghazal, Cohort 5 (2019-20)

BECOME A FELLOW

The Pathy Foundation Fellowship is a unique opportunity for Canadian university students to contribute to meaningful change in their communities while benefiting from generous funding and wrap-around supports.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025-26 COHORT ARE OPEN UNTIL DECEMBER 15TH, 2024.

For assistance with your application, please reach out to pathyfellowship@stfx.ca, or visit https://linktr.ee/pathyfellowship.

Not sure if you’re eligible? Interested in applying but need more information?

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