NGF Application

The 2024 Next Generation Fellowship application period is now open! Apply now, and stay tuned in for updates by subscribing to our newsletter here. You can always email us at info@ngfellowship.org with any questions.

We recommend downloading the application here then copy and pasting your answers to the web application below. Your responses will not be saved until you submit the application. Please use the buttons below the application to move back and forth through the application.

Contact Information

Policy Interest Areas

Which areas of justice policy most interest you? Choose up to 5 policy topics.
NGF's mission is to center the needs of formerly incarcerated and justice-involved emerging leaders, inspiring them to leverage their lived experience to drive transformational change in the justice system. Please describe how you have been directly impacted by the justice system.

Educational History

Select your highest level of education:
Please list your most recent school, years attended, and course of study. Alternatively, you can expand on your self-study efforts, if applicable.

Relevant Experience

Please include all that apply:
1. The name of the organization/company
2. Your position/title
3. The dates you were involved
4. A description of your responsibilities and/or accomplishments

References

Please list two references who can speak about your candidacy should they be contacted by NGF. We would prefer a professional, wise elder, or academic reference that is not a friend or family family member. Examples include teachers, mentors, volunteer supervisors, managers, and employers.
Please include: full name, email address, phone number, relationship (e.g. supervisor, teacher, mentor), and organization/agency, if applicable.
Please include: full name, email address, phone number, relationship (e.g. supervisor, teacher, mentor), and organization/agency, if applicable.

Short Essay Questions


Please provide thoughtful and thorough responses to the question below in 300 words or less. Creativity is encouraged. As a reminder, we recommend that you write your responses on another platform and then copy/paste into this form for submission.

Personal Statement

Please provide a thoughtful and thorough response to the question below in 400 words or less. As a reminder, we recommend that you write your responses on another platform and then copy/paste into this form for submission.

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  • "We are seeding the future, including our next system of justice, with every action we take; the fractal nature of our sacred design teaches us that our smallest choices today will become our next norms."
    - Adrienne Maree Brown
  • “Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride."
    - Cesar Chavez
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  • Believe in yourself!
  • You can do it!
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Contact Information

Please provide up-to-date information so we can contact you if you are selected for the fellowship, or if we have any questions about your application.

NGF Application

The 2024 Next Generation Fellowship application period is now open! Apply now until January 5th, 2024, and stay tuned in for updates by subscribing to our newsletter here. You can always email us at info@ngfellowship.org with any questions.

*We recommend downloading the application here then copy and pasting your answers to the web application below.*

Application Steps:

Please provide up-to-date information so we can contact you if you are selected for the fellowship, or if we have any questions about your application.

Forms of contact with the justice system can include incarceration, detention, arrest, probation, deportation, home raids, foster care, and more.

Please include your experience relevant to social justice and/or community service. You may list up to 5 experiences including employment, internships, and volunteer work.

Please list two references who can speak about your candidacy should they be contacted by NGF.

Please provide thoughtful and thorough responses to the questions in 300 words or less.

Please provide thoughtful and thorough responses to the questions in 400 words or less.

Your responses will not be saved or recorded until you submit the application. 

Application Progress

Contact Information

Policy Interest Areas

Policy Interest Areas

Which areas of justice policy most interest you? Please choose up to 5 policy topics.
Please describe how you have been directly impacted by the justice system. NGF is a leadership development and policy advocacy training for formerly incarcerated or justice-involved emerging leaders from across California. As such, we will prioritize and center formerly incarcerated and system-impacted expertise.

Educational History

Select your highest level of education:
Please list your most recent school, years attended, and course of study. Alternatively, you can expand on your self-study efforts, if applicable.

Relevant Experience

Please include all that apply:
1. The name of the organization/company
2. Your position/title
3. The dates you were involved
4. A description of your responsibilities and/or accomplishments

References

Please list two references who can speak about your candidacy should they be contacted by NGF. We would prefer a professional, wise elder, or academic reference that is not a friend or family family member. Examples include teachers, mentors, volunteer supervisors, managers, and employers.

Please include: full name, email address, phone number, relationship (e.g. supervisor, teacher, mentor), and organization/agency, if applicable.

Short Essay Questions

Personal Statement

Please provide a thoughtful and thorough response to the question below in 400 words or less. As a reminder, we recommend that you write your responses on another platform and then copy/paste into this form for submission.