Love Ethic Social Innovator Fellowships
Love Ethic Social Innovator Fellowships support leaders outside academia in designing and piloting new initiatives that apply love-based ethics and love of neighbor to complex social challenges.
Funder: Institute for Ethics and the Common Good (University of Notre Dame)
Due Dates: December 11, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $15,000 for the home organization, up to $50,000 for project piloting, plus housing, relocation, and travel support; four-week residency
Summary: Supports leaders outside academia in designing and piloting new initiatives that apply love-based ethics and love of neighbor to complex social challenges.
Key Information: Fellows must attend an October 2027 workshop and devote four weeks in February 2028 to a full-time residency at Notre Dame.
Description
The Love Ethic Social Innovator Fellowships are administered by the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Ethics and the Common Good (ECG), with support from the John Templeton Foundation. The program gives leaders outside academia time and space to clarify a vision, develop a strategy, and design initiatives addressing pressing social, political, and moral challenges. This cycle focuses on love of neighbor, connecting its philosophical foundations with practical organizational work.
Up to six short-term fellowships will be offered in 2028. Fellows join a cohort of practitioners, participate in a workshop and residency, and connect with Notre Dame scholars and the Love Ethic network. Funding supports new projects within organizations or new ventures, rather than simply enhancing existing love-based practices. Relevant applications include civil rights, migration, disability, and political polarization, among other ethical challenges.
