Applied leadership & global affairs problem set
“Can your child use leadership & global affairs thinking on a problem they have never seen?”
What they hand inWorked problems and short write-ups reviewed by the mentor each week.
Early sessionsProgrammes / Leadership & Global Affairs
Fellowship · Leadership & Global AffairsFuture Changemakers Fellowship
Design and launch a real social impact project using systems thinking, stakeholder research and evidence-based storytelling. Run with Harvard student mentors in partnership with HPAIR. Students design, build and pitch a real social impact project using stakeholder research, systems thinking, theory of change and evidence-based storytelling - ending with a Demo Day pitch, a public Changemaker Profile and a Certificate of Completion.
Next cohort starts Sat, 12 Sept 2026 · early-bird USD 499
Starts in 17 daysDecide by 2 SeptCohorts of Small live cohort
Length3 weekends · 6 live sessions
Cohort sizeSmall live cohort
EligibilityGrades 8–12 (13–17)
Live sessionsSat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4 (Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET) · live on Zoom
What your child will actually do
Live, mentor-led sessions - worked problems and real output, not lectures.
1
Learn leadership & global affairs the applied way
Design and launch a real social impact project using systems thinking, stakeholder research and evidence-based storytelling. Every session is live and mentor-led, with discussion instead of lecture.
2
Work on something real each week
Across 3 weekends · 6 live sessions, students produce work rather than notes - cases, drafts, builds or analyses depending on the fellowship.
3
Get individual mentor feedback
Cohorts are kept small so mentors know each student by name and push them at the right level.
4
Finish with something to show
A final project or presentation your child can put in front of a university, a school or you.
Skills your child will gain
Named, practised skills - grouped the way universities read them, tied to how each is used in this fellowship.
Thinking & analysis
How your child breaks a problem down before touching it.
- Systems thinking
Practised on live problems in every session - never taught as theory.
Communication
Writing and speaking so an adult expert takes them seriously.
- Public advocacy
Rehearsed in front of a mentor and peers, then corrected on the spot.
Building & doing
The hands-on craft that turns an idea into a finished artefact.
- Campaign and project design
Used directly on the work your child hands in across 3 weekends · 6 live sessions.
Working with people
Deadlines, teams, feedback - the habits universities and employers notice.
- Stakeholder research
Built through real deadlines and written mentor feedback.
- Team facilitation
Practised in small-team work with students your child has never met.
Projects they finish with
Sample briefs from recent cohorts - the actual work that comes out of the programme, not a syllabus.
The main project
“What is worth building in leadership & global affairs in 3 weekends · 6 live sessions?”
What they hand inA finished fellowship project - the piece that goes into the portfolio.
Middle of the programmeFinal presentation
“Can they explain the work to someone who was not there?”
What they hand inA live presentation plus mentor feedback in writing.
Final sessionA launched social impact project
Your child designs and runs a real social impact project in their own community, ending with a presentation of what changed and what it cost to get there.
What you end up holding
- A live project with documented outcomes
- Photos, numbers and testimonials
- A leadership story with evidence behind it
What they'll take away
Certificate of CompletionLetter of ParticipationPortfolio-ready capstoneParent progress updates
How this strengthens their university profile
The point isn't the certificate. It's the line a family can honestly write afterwards - and the artefact sitting behind it.
Before
"My child is interested in leadership & global affairs."
Nothing an admissions officer can check.
After Future Changemakers Fellowship
"My child completed Future Changemakers Fellowship and finished a launched social impact project."
A line with an artefact behind it.
Why this fellowship counts
Depth. A fellowship is the spine of a profile - several weeks with one mentor, one field and one finished piece of work at the end. This is what turns "interested in medicine" into evidence.
Impact on other people, documented - the difference between a title and leadership.
What a university can verify
- A live project with documented outcomes
- Photos, numbers and testimonials
- A leadership story with evidence behind it
- A finished capstone or research piece
- Mentor feedback in writing
Upcoming cohorts
Starting soon
Sat, 12 Sept 20263 weekends · 6 live sessions · Grades 8–12Batch 1
Sat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4(Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET)
Wed, 23 Dec 20263 weekends · 6 live sessions · Grades 8–12Batch 2
Sat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4(Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET)
Sat, 24 Apr 20273 weekends · 6 live sessions · Grades 8–12Batch 3
Sat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4(Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET)
Session times shown in Dubai time (GMT+4) with US Eastern alongside. Fees are correct at time of publishing - confirm on the programme page.
Live mentors, every single session
Future Changemakers Fellowship is taught live by mentors from leading universities and partner organisations - never pre-recorded. Small cohorts mean your child is spoken to by name, not counted in an audience.
Parents usually ask
Is my child the right age for this?
It is designed for Grades 8–12. No prior background is assumed - mentors calibrate to the cohort in the first session.
How much time does it take?
3 weekends · 6 live sessions in total, with live sessions sat & sun, 9:00–10:30 am et plus light preparation in between. It is built to sit alongside school.
What if we miss a session?
Tell the team in advance and they will share the materials and arrange a catch-up so your child rejoins without falling behind.
How do we pay and confirm a place?
Places are confirmed on the Future Changemakers Fellowship application page. Fees shown here are correct at time of publishing - always confirm on the programme page before paying.
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