We are delighted to announce the 10 fellows for our inaugural 2024 ROOT Continuous Sabbatical Fellowship!
Each person will be provided resources and support to plan for an intentional three-month sabbatical. This experience includes $30,000 for their sabbatical plans, opportunities to engage with coaches, healers, and guides, and in-person sessions centering rest and reclaiming time that they will undergo as a cohort.
Fellows were chosen using randomization from a pool of 1,105 applicants. Our ROOT (Reclaiming Our Own Time) team read through all the applications that came in, inspired and moved by how many of our community members put their heart and being into shaping a brighter future for our communities of color.
For those who did not get selected for the first cohort, we know this can be hard. It takes time and emotion to dream about opportunities like these. We hope that during the application process, the time each applicant spent has given them space to reflect on how they might reclaim their rest. Each applicant has access to some rest resources in their status-update email (including discounted access to Ayo’s Somatic Network). Ayo’s Somatic Network is a space where Indigenous, Black, and melanated changemakers — healers, leaders, activists, organizers, care workers, and teachers — come together to practice body-based healing techniques, meditations, and self-awareness skills both in person and virtually.
ROOT’s next fellowship opportunity is the Rhythmic Sabbatical Fellowship. Applications open early 2025, so keep an eye out on communications from Nexus Community Partners to learn more!