Future Leaders Fellowship
A remote, flexible, career-connected fellowship for students ready to grow, serve, build, and create impact that lasts.
A cohort experience built to scale.
The Future Leaders Fellowship is a remote, cohort-based work and learning experience designed for Howard County students and adaptable for school districts, colleges, workforce programs, and community partners. Fellows share orientation, team projects, virtual check-ins, and a final showcase while receiving individualized goals, accommodations, attendance records, and progress feedback.
Real work. Relevant skills. Portfolio-ready outcomes.
Fellows are matched to projects based on strengths, interests, access needs, and career goals.
AI + Digital Operations
Responsible AI use, workflow testing, research support, SOP development, and digital team systems.
Digital Marketing + Consumer Research
Customer journeys, accessibility feedback, consumer research, digital copywriting, brand communication, and category strategy.
Government + Legislative Outreach
Public-sector research, briefing notes, outreach lists, and mission-aligned correspondence.
Philanthropy + Nonprofit Finance
Funding research, grant calendars, philanthropic giving trends, donor development strategy, and mission finance.
Crisis Navigation + Housing
Resource mapping, referral pathways, family-facing materials, and disability-informed housing support.
Neurodiversity + Accessibility
Plain-language review, inclusive design, accessibility testing, and neurodiverse-friendly experiences.
Business + MBA Strategy
Market research, revenue models, operations, partnerships, KPIs, and mission-commerce strategy.
Media + Storytelling
Books, podcasts, digital campaigns, visual storytelling, social content, and speaking support.
Nonprofit Builder Lab
Program design, logic models, governance exposure, service pathways, and community-impact strategy.
What fellows gain.
Two students. Two tracks. One program built to fit them both.
Each fellow follows their own pathway, task sequence, accommodation plan, and documentation package. Here is what that looks like in practice.
AI + Digital Operations
Strong pattern recognition and analytical focus. Prefers asynchronous tasks and written communication. Earns SSL hours toward HCPSS graduation requirement. Matched to AI + Digital Operations based on tech interest, attention to detail, and preference for independent, structured work.
- All tasks asynchronous
- Written instructions only
- Flexible 5-day task windows
- No required video participation
- Sensory-friendly check-in format
- AI tool comparison report
- Plain-language content audit
- Staff SOP document
- Prompt template library
- Demo Day one-pager
This track satisfies HCPSS SSL requirements in the Career Awareness and Community Service categories. Tasks develop digital literacy, workplace communication, independent project completion, and professional documentation — core competencies in HCPSS’s graduation framework.
Neurodiversity + Accessibility
Strong visual attention and detail orientation. IEP employment goal: complete a structured work experience with documented supervisor evaluation. Matched to Neurodiversity + Accessibility because her lived experience as a disabled person is the credential this pathway is built around.
- Picture-supported task cards
- Chunked single-step instructions
- Captioned video check-ins
- Extended task windows
- Transition coordinator loop-in
- Accessibility review forms
- Mobile usability report
- Plain-language word list
- “What I Did” work summary
- Supervisor final evaluation
This track directly addresses HCPSS IEP employment and transition goals: completing a structured work experience, demonstrating workplace communication, following multi-step instructions, and self-advocating with supervisor support. All tasks generate the documentation a transition team needs for annual IEP review and post-secondary planning.
Designed for students. Built for institutional partners.
District-ready by design
The fellowship supports shared orientation, structured weekly deliverables, virtual check-ins, individualized documentation, team leadership practice, and a culminating Demo Day. Remote delivery allows the model to serve students beyond Howard County while preserving supervision and progress reporting. Every fellow is assigned a named AJF program staff supervisor. Weekly task reviews, progress documentation, and attendance are coordinated directly with the referring school or transition team.
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Build the next generation with us.
We welcome students, families, school districts, special education transition teams, colleges, workforce programs, community organizations, and employers invested in future talent. Summer Cohort 2026 is open now. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis — contact us to refer a student or discuss a district partnership.
Founding Annual Sponsors
Sponsor a Fellow.
These young people showed up ready — before the funding did. Help us equip them with the stipends, technology, and resources that say: you belong in professional spaces.
100% tax-deductible · Crystal Life Ministries · EIN 99-3987352 · Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency
In the gift notes, please write: Future Leaders Fellowship