The Nature Culture Fellowship brings together a diverse, global community of change-makers to explore how storytelling, artivism, and culture can drive social environmental change and transform systems.
Through an online Learning Journey and Project Implementation phase our Fellows begin to seed the values and actions needed for a thriving future for all life.
Applications are OPEN for our 2027 NCF Fellowship!
Application opens: 26th October 2026
Application closes: 1st December 2026, 23:59 UTC
Notification of selected Fellows: Mid January 2027
Learning Journey begins: 5th February 2027
Community Projects begin: April 2027
Program Timelines:
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About the Nature Culture Fellowship Program
The NCF 2027 will unfold across 2 transformative phases from February - August 2027. First Fellows will participate in a 10-series Learning Journey where they will be guided from inner reflection to the Project Implementation phase where they will apply their learning into action.
The Learning Journey
Online immersive sessions are weekly starting 5th February 2027 at 14:00 UTC - April 2027
Participants engage in deep listening, analysis, creative practices and ceremony to address our current systemic challenges and heal our separation from nature and one another.
Thought leaders in storytelling, systems thinking, art, environmental and social activism will help Fellows explore elements of culture change and how to influence their communities and ultimately systems to cultivate more reciprocal relationships with the living world.
Topics of the Learning Journey include: Looking at how the stories we’ve inherited and the stories we tell impact our relationships with the living world, examining systems of oppression, grief work and ceremony, the power of art as activism, nature connection, deep listening, and imagining new futures.
Project Implementation
Selected Fellows will deliver projects from April-August 2027. Project phase timeline may shift based on project scope & local realities.
Fellows apply this approach and bring their insights to life through a variety of expressions. Selected fellows receive micro-grants of $1000-2000 USD and professional mentorship to expand efforts in their work, organizations, or through a new grassroots project. The NCF supports greater impact on local, regional and global levels.
Project Implementation includes: Examining mechanisms of culture change, uncovering our spheres of influence and identifying where/how we can create real impact, program strategy and case studies, project design and mentorship, research and project implementation.
Our 2027 NCF Partner Organizations
We are excited to launch the 2027 NCF in collaboration with the organizations listed here among other partners.
Who is this program for?
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You have a strong sphere of influence. And have a wide network or circle you can engage, inspire and influence on a local, regional or global level.
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You take initiative, follow through, and can dedicate time to this 3-7-month journey, including creating and implementing a project to expand efforts in your work, organization, or through a new grassroots project.
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You’re curious, reflective, and willing to sit with discomfort, mystery, and not knowing.
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You engage in understanding a wide range of perspectives and realities. You are able to connect across cultures, generations, and disciplines, and are committed to dismantling systemic barriers.
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You value culture, art, traditional wisdom, and embodied learning as tools for transformation.
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You see yourself as part of a larger web, willing to share, support, and learn with others.
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You believe in the power of stories and embodied curiosity to shift worldviews and inspire collective action.
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Your ideas and actions reflect what it means to be a future ancestor. You are committed to cultivating projects and partnerships that grow beyond the program.
Are you curious about the deeper cultural and systemic roots of today’s socio-ecological crises?
Are you excited to learn about the power of art, story and cultural narrative in shaping our behaviors?
Do you believe that change begins not just with policies, but with people — in sharing stories, emotions, identities, values and world-views?
This Fellowship is for those who want to explore art and narrative change in culture as a lever for transformation.
We’re looking for individuals who are:
What we’re hearing…
Fellowship Project Highlights
Nature Culture Fellowship Impact
Seeding a global movement for culture change.
“Thank you for cultivating a radical space where culture and ecology collide in the service of justice and collective liberation. Your fearless critique of extractive paradigms—from colonial land‑grabs to industrial food systems—has opened my eyes to the profound power of naming and dismantling harmful structures.”
-Castle (Philippines)
