Bush Fellowship Program 2027

The Bush Fellowship is a self-designed leadership program that gives individuals the flexibility they need to develop their own capacity to lead effectively.

Bush Fellows are people who make things happen — and oftentimes, change wouldn’t have happened without them. They also are at a point in their lives where they know what they need to grow their capacity to lead, and they have a plan for how to do it. A Bush Fellowship provides them with the time and resources to put their Fellowship plan into action.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 6, 2026
• Study LevelPostdoctoral Fellowships
• SponsorThe Bush Foundation
• School to study
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Up to 30 Bush Fellows are selected each year to receive up to $150,000 to support their self-designed leadership plan.

Requirements

You are eligible if:

• You are at least 24 years old at the time of the application deadline.
• You are a resident of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota or one of the 23 Native nations that share the same geography.
• You have lived in the region for at least one (1) continuous year before applying.

You are not eligible if:

• You previously received a Bush Fellowship, Bush Artist Fellowship, Bush Leadership Fellowship, Bush Medical Fellowship or Enduring Vision Award.
• You are a family member of a current Bush Foundation staff member or board member. Family members include a spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, great grandparent, child, grandchild, great grandchild and spouses of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

There are no specific citizenship requirements to be eligible for the Bush Fellowship. If a Fellow is not a U.S. citizen, we might be required to withhold income taxes on Fellowship payments and report such payments and withholdings to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Applications are made via the Application Portal.

For more information, kindly visit the Bush Foundation webpage.