Bow Seat’s True Blue Fellowship 2024 (up to $2,500 USD Funding)

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The Bow Seat is pleased to announce the True Blue Fellowship that provides peer guidance, capacity building, and funding to young people who are developing projects that address the ocean, waterways, and/or climate change challenges in their local communities through a creative arts lens.

They admire that you want to tackle an ocean, waterways, and/or climate change issue in your community, and they’re excited to learn more about your project idea.

They aim to build a community of youth leaders among True Blue Fellows, provide mentorship and capacity building opportunities, and have a tangible youth impact on communities worldwide. With the Fellowship, Bow Seat hopes to demonstrate the power of creative arts to empower youth to take action and create change. Importantly, they hope all of the above will help improve youth resiliency and mental health as they face an unprecedented Earth crisis.

True Blue Fellowship Goals

Projects may be of any duration, as long as they meet the Fellowship goals:

Utilize the creative arts as the primary method for awareness and/or action.
Co-create with and engage others in your local community
Have a tangible impact on your local community and environment

Funding Information

Funding up to $2,500 USD
Access to a community of other Fellows and Capacity Building Programs
Mentorship and support from the Future Blue Youth Council and Bow Seat Staff

Eligibility Criteria for True Blue Fellowship

This program is open to young people worldwide ages 13-24; however, applications must be in English.
Proof of age, identity, or eligibility may be required after application submission.
Applications may be submitted by an individual or by a group of unlimited size. Groups must select one group leader to serve as the primary contact.
Projects may be new or emerging (no older than 2 years).
Projects utilize the creative arts as its primary method to enact change.
Projects are related to safeguarding the ocean, waterways, and/or the climate.
Only one application per youth is permitted.