The Women's Leadership Scholarship (WLS) program (formerly the Native Leadership Scholarship) creates educational opportunities for women activists, grassroots leaders, and organizers from the Global South and/or from indigenous groups. WLS invests in women's leadership by supporting non-doctoral graduate education in human rights, sustainable development, and public health in many places around the world.

Notice to Prospective Applicants

Due to losses caused by the current global financial crisis, and uncertainty about the timing of recovery, the Channel Foundation regrets that it must suspend its Women’s Leadership Scholarship Program for new applicants for 2009-10.  Current recipients in two year programs will receive renewal funding for the second year of their programs.  We look forward to positive economic changes that will enable us to reopen the program for 2010-11.