Ignite Change Fellowship

Trainings at EMILYs List

Helping community leaders, organizers, and advocates develop their political skills.

EMILYs List’s Ignite Change Fellowship is an annual nine-week virtual training designed to help community leaders, organizers, and advocates develop their political skills and confidence. The fellowship is designed to develop the next generation of Democratic pro-choice candidates by expanding the leadership of applicants from historically underserved communities, including women of color, LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people, women from rural communities, and women with disabilities.

Candid photo of Ignite Change Fellow, Zaynab Mohamed.
In 2022, Ignite Change Fellow Zaynab Mohamed (MN-SD63) was elected to the Minnesota State Senate at 25, becoming the youngest woman and one of the first Black women elected to that body.

96%

Ignite Change graduates who said the fellowship helped or strengthened their decision on running for office.

Image of EMILYs List Ignite Change graduate speaking through a microphone.

Application Information

The Fall 2023 Ignite Change Fellowship Application will open in March 2023.

The first fellowship session will be held on Aug. 12, 2023 at 12 p.m. EST on Zoom.

We will be hosting two informational sessions on Zoom on Apr. 13, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. ET and May 11, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. ET for anyone interested in learning more and asking questions before applying.