Application Timeline
Applications for Cohort 11 have launched!
The 11th cohort will be based on the Southwest. HIP is recruiting Latine, Afrolatines, and Native leaders from Arizona, Colorado, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas and Utah.
HIP Líderes Fellowship
A leadership program for mid-career Latines working in philanthropy and nonprofits.
Purpose
The Líderes fellowship cultivates a diverse group of mid-career Latines in philanthropy and nonprofits to promote systemic change through racial healing in a safe environment that supports their ability to advance equity in the field while strengthening their professional development and fostering new relationships.
Overview
More than ever, it is critical that Latines have a seat at the table at the institutions whose policies, funding, and direct services will impact the Latine community in the decades to come. Yet, only a handful of senior executives within the Philanthropy sector are Latine.
Through the program, Líderes gain increased awareness about their role in transforming the social sector and next steps they can put into action right away. The program helps Líderes:
– Increase their agency towards achieving personal goals and promoting equity within the sector.
– Learn how to apply a micro-to-macro analysis of how to navigate and promote change within various systems.
– Gain a network of deep, meaningful peer relationships nationally that foster alliance building and professional growth.
– Develop their ability to take care of their physical, mental, and spiritual health.
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LIDERES ALUMNI NETWORK
Increase the number of Latine leaders in positions of power and influence across philanthropic, nonprofit, and other sectors who apply a racial equity and racial justice lens to their work with the intent of achieving social justice and prosperity across the Americas. Learn more about the LAN
Value Proposition
The HIP Líderes Fellowship looks to develop a new kind of Latine leader with the moral imperative to address inequities. A new Latine Líder must be an advocate for the Latine community and must be able to take action to make the philanthropic sector more equitable. HIP Líderes break down barriers and challenge the status quo while building a community of peers in which they can trust and develop meaningful long-lasting relationships.
The program promotes reflective practices through a social justice and racial equity lens, contributes to dismantling systems of oppression, and works towards the creation of a philanthropic sector that truly represents the communities it serves.
Extending beyond the program, HIP Líderes gain access to a robust and unique community within the Latine philanthropic space. Visit our FAQ for more info.
March 17, 2026
Applications Launch
April 15, 2026
June 12, 2026
Applications Due
June – July 2026
Application Review
August 2026
Applicants Notified of Status
Once you begin the application, you will not be able to logout and go back, so use these PDF versions of the application to draft your submission: English/Español
For any questions regarding the Fellowship and the application, please check out our FAQ sheet.
Deadline extended to June 12, 2026.
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*Timeline may shift, official dates and times will be shared once accepted*
Impact
The Fellows over the past 6 years represent diverse Líderes—including Indigenous, Afro, Asian, women, and LGBTQI + Latines—who have the courage to work in the complexity of the intersections in which we all live, including race, class, education, gender identity, and more.
99+
grant-making institutions and non-profits represented.
3
locations (US, Mexico, and Puerto Rico).
230+
líderes fellowship alumni in our network.
Meet our Líderes from Cohort 8
Program Updates
September 8, 2026
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December 4, 2024
Meet Generation 4 of the LAN Steering Committee
HIP Líderes Team
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