Tax Fairness
Fellowship
Taxing the super-rich is going from slogan to serious policy. We believe the global effort to combat extreme wealth concentration will require experienced professionals to play a crucial role, from tax lawyers, to economists, communicators, and coalition builders.
The Global Tax Fairness Fellowship puts you inside the organizations leading this work — alongside experts like Gabriel Zucman — across the US, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Kenya. Seven months, a full salary, and a cohort of ambitious professionals from four continents. And most importantly: you start contributing from day one.
The Program
Seven months. A full salary. A direct path into the global tax justice movement.
Selection
Our application process focuses on skills over credentials, with multiple rounds to identify the right talent.
Training
One month of intensive preparation including a week of training in the Netherlands: international tax law, policy strategy, coalition building, stakeholder engagement, and narrative change.
Placement
Six months inside a leading tax justice organization. Not an internship, high stakes policy questions, active campaigns, and real impact from day one. You're matched based on your skills and the organization's needs (more details here).
Guidance
Regular sessions with your cohort 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 cohort stayed in the field they entered. We ensure you keep access to an unmatched network, and provide ongoing career support to help you land your next role.
Why tax fairness?
Ultra-rich individuals pay lower effective tax rates than the middle class. Corporations shift profits across borders to avoid paying anything at all. The result: public services starved, inequality locked in.
We have a chance to move "tax the ultra-rich" from slogan to serious policy. 70+ countries are now pushing for reform, and a large majority of people support taxing the ultra-wealthy. The movement has momentum — what it needs is people. This fellowship puts you in the room.
Who was I actually helping?
We Offer
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We're looking for
Eligibility
- Minimum of five years of experience in one of the fields listed below. Non-linear careers welcome. We select on skills, not credentials.
- Eligibility to work in Canada, the EU, Kenya, or the US.
Profile
- We need a mix of talents and skills: a background in tax is optional. 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 justice, you're good at what you do, and you want your work to matter.
What Happens After You Apply
Application period
Submit your application here by April 27, end of day (any timezone). This takes approximately 1,5 hours.
Video Interview
Complete a short recorded video interview via Hireflix.
Written assignment
Complete a written test task relevant to the fellowship.
Personal Interviews
Meet the team behind the fellowship program you applied to.
Host org matching
Get matched with a host organization for your fellowship placement.
Selection results
Receive the final decision on your application.
*Exact dates for interviews and host organization matching may vary slightly per program. You'll receive specific scheduling details once you progress to that stage.
I got space to think about what actually works
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
Go behind the scenes of the Brussels Fellowship — from training week to the halls of parliament.
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