US Food
System Reform
Fellowship
99% of US farmed animals are raised in factory farms. But only 3% of animal charity funding goes to organizations working to change this system. The movement has momentum — what it lacks is funding and people power.
The US Food System Reform Fellowship trains you to do both: raise the funding and do the work. You start with intensive fundraising training, pitch for your own placement, and then spend seven months inside the organizations leading the fight for food system reform in the US.
We provide the tools and the infrastructure. You make it happen.
The Program
Ten months. A cohort of driven professionals. A direct path into the US food system reform movement, and how to fund it.
Apply (Rolling)
Applications are reviewed as they come in. Apply sooner, get reviewed sooner. Round 1 closes April 27. Apply here.
Selection
Our selection process focuses on skills over credentials, with multiple rounds to identify the right talent. Offers go out by May 28.
Fundraising
Your first mission: raise the money that makes your placement possible. Starting June 8th, we train you in the full lifecycle of fundraising, empower you to tap your networks with confidence, offer additional connections to aligned funders, and support you throughout. Lack of funding is the single biggest bottleneck in the fight against factory farming — the skills you build here don't just launch your fellowship, they're bolstering the movement bringing in what it needs most.
Training
One week of intensive preparation with your cohort in the Netherlands (first week of September) followed by 3 additional weeks of U.S.-based learning that will arm you with the expertise you need to drive massive impact in your host organization placements.
Placement
Six months inside a trailblazing US organization that is disrupting the food system status quo. Not an internship — live campaigns, active advocacy, real challenges from day one. You're matched based on your skills and the organization's needs.
Cohort
Regular sessions with your cohort and your program manager at The School for Moral Ambition throughout the placement. Share what you're learning, work through challenges together, and build a network that lasts beyond the program.
Outflow
80% of our first EU cohort stayed in the field they entered. We ensure you maintain access to an unmatched network, and provide ongoing career support to help you land your next role.
Why Food System Reform?
The US food system is broken. Factory farming dominates, driven by massive public subsidies and corporate consolidation. The consequences — for animals, for public health, for the climate — are enormous and well-documented.
The movement to reform it has momentum. But it's fighting two bottlenecks: not enough money, and not enough of the world’s most talented people working to bring it in. Farmed animals represent 99% of animals killed in the US, yet the organizations working to protect them receive just 3% of animal charity donations. This fellowship addresses both gaps. You bring the skills, we train you to fund the work and do it.
These fields need you
We Offer
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We're looking for
Eligibility
- Minimum of five years' experience in one of the fields listed below. Non-linear careers welcome. We select based on skills, not credentials.
- Residing in and eligible to work in the United States.
Profile
- Marketing and communications, public relations, strategy consulting, finance, economics, or public policy.
- You don't need a background in food systems or related subjects. This is a career transition program — we're looking for transferable skills, not subject-matter expertise.
- Ambitious, resourceful, and ready to commit. You care about how the food system works, you're good at what you do, and you want your work to matter.
Good To Know
Your first task as a fellow is to raise the funding for your placement. We provide fundraising training, coaching on how to tap your networks, introductions to aligned funders, and support throughout, but the fundraising of $70,000 is yours to complete.
I found the cause I believe in
Frequently Asked Questions
Some of our programs provide financial and logistical support with temporary relocation to your placement location. See program details for more.
No, there is no job guarantee after the fellowship. Your fellowship will have equipped you with many desired skills and many contacts to organisations and funders. You must find your own place after the fellowship.
Yes, there is a limited number of hybrid fellowship spots available for the EU Food Transition (2,5 days per week) and Tobacco Free Future (1 day per week) programs. Only these two tracks let you join without leaving your current role or committing full-time. Please be aware that the part-time option is self-funded, as we can only fund fellows who can commit fulltime.
Depending on your placement, you could be based in Paris, The Hague, Geneva, or other locations across the US, Canada, and Nairobi in Kenya. See the website for the latest confirmed host organisations and locations.
To be eligible for a fellowship, you must have the legal right to work and live in the country where one of the host organizations is based, either through citizenship, permanent residency, and an existing work permit. If you do not already live there, you must be able to relocate to the location before the end of August. Unfortunately, we cannot move forward with applications from candidates who do not meet this hard requirement. We recognize this limits access for many talented people, and it is something we are actively considering as our programs develop.
Our Host Organizations
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Meet Our Fellows
They quit their jobs, joined the fellowship, and didn't look back. See where they are now.
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From the Field shares personal insights and stories from people working on some of the world's most pressing challenges. It is run by our Moral Ambition Fellows: professionals who left successful careers to work on challenges that are sizable, solvable, and sorely overlooked.
Watch Our Films
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