Now accepting applications!
The application period for the 2027 Echidna Global Scholars Visiting Fellowship is now open. Apply by December 1, 2026.
Have questions?
Register to attend the virtual information session on October 21, 2026, or email globalechidna@brookings.edu.
The Echidna Global Scholars Program at the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at Brookings seeks to catalyze and amplify the impact of local leaders working to advance gender-transformative education across the Global South. During a six-month fellowship, Echidna Global Scholars conduct individual research focused on improving learning opportunities and life outcomes for girls, young women, and gender-nonconforming people, develop their leadership and evidence-based policy skills, build substantive knowledge on gender and global education issues, and expand their pathways for impact. Upon completion of the fellowship, scholars transition to the Echidna Alumni Network, a growing community of practice aimed at promoting their significant, sustained, and collective influence on gender-transformative education globally and locally. Since its inception in 2012, the Echidna Global Scholars Program has hosted 14 cohorts of fellows and currently supports an alumni network of 48 scholars from 25 different countries. This program is made possible by the generous contribution of Echidna Giving.
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Please email globalechidna@brookings.edu with any questions about the program.
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