The Boundless Fellowship

A two-year, fully funded program at the cutting edge of global conservation.

During the Boundless Fellowship...

A jaguar peering at the camera from behind green plants and leaves.

Fellowship Timeline

The following provisional timeline is illustrative of the trajectory of a Boundless Fellowship. Locations and programming may change.

Encounter 1

Peru

  • Communicating values across differences
  • Teamwork and team-building
  • Conflict resolution and negotiating
Online Programming

Held monthly over Zoom

Encounter 1

Peru

  • Communicating values across differences
  • Teamwork and team-building
  • Conflict resolution and negotiating
Online Programming

Held monthly over Zoom

Encounter 2

San Francisco, CA

  • Climate change
  • Innovation and technology
  • Finance and markets
Online Programming

Held monthly over Zoom

Breakthrough Initiative

In the second year of the fellowship, fellows begin their Breakthrough Initiative work — a collaborative project that draws on the Boundless peers, mentors, networks, and funding.

Encounter 3

The Northern Great Plains

  • Indigenous and local leadership
  • Negotiation and deal-making
  • Creativity, art, and the natural world
Online Programming

Held monthly over Zoom

Breakthrough Initiative

Breakthrough Initiative work continues throughout the Encounters and online programming of the second year.

Encounter 4

The Cerrado, Brazil

  • Supply chains
  • Geopolitics
  • Transnational agreements and accords
  • Journalism and storytelling
Online Programming

Held monthly over Zoom

Year 1

Oct.

October 26 - November 4, 2024

Leadership, Communication, and Immersion in Nature

Peru

Nov.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Dec.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Jan.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Feb.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Apr.

April 13 - 21, 2025

Tech, Innovation, Markets, Climate, and the Future of Nature

San Francisco, CA

May

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Jun.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Jul.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Aug.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Sep.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Year Two

Oct.

Breakthrough Initiative Begins

October 2025

Leadership with Partners & Communities

The Northern Great Plains

Dec.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Jan.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Mar.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Apr.

April 2026

Global Systems and Conservation

The Cerrado, Brazil

May

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Jun.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Aug.

Community Gathering

Zoom Meeting

Oct.

October 15 - 20, 2026

Breakthrough Initiative Presentation

Washington, DC

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