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Are you ready to lead the Pro-Life Generation?

Apply for a Leadership Fellowship and take your place among the movement’s next generation of change-makers.

Are you a high school or college pro-life student leader? Considering a future working in the pro-life movement? Students for Life of America’s National Leaders Collective is designed for leaders like you.

The National Leaders Collective is the Pro-Life Generation’s community of top student leaders enrolled in SFLA’s yearlong fellowships. Each fellowship helps you find your niche in the movement, equipping you to impact your campus based on your school’s unique needs. Fellows receive ongoing mentorship, professional development, and hands-on experience to grow as confident, effective leaders for Life. After this training, 94% of NLC leaders say they are more equipped to defend Life!

Students for Life of America is where the Pro-Life Movement begins. Whether you plan to launch into a full-time pro-life career or continue with volunteer work after graduation, NLC prepares the Pro-Life Generation’s top students to transform the movement.

Applicants must be at least 16 years old to be considered.

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Find a fellowship that fits you!

SFLA offers EIGHT formative yearlong fellowships to help you grow as a pro-life leader throughout the 2026–2027 academic year.

While each fellowship follows a similar structure, every program has unique requirements and focuses on a different area of leadership development, from communications and community engagement to men’s leadership, and more.

Charlie Kirk Courage Fellowship

Open to political leaders in high school and college

In honor of pro-life hero Charlie Kirk, this fellowship empowers students to boldly speak the truth on campus and become an effective voice for life in politics. Students will learn how to pass pro-life legislation, defeat pro-abortion candidates, run for student government, lobby, or even run for political office. This program helps students apply pro-life values to every career path and even pursue a career as a pro-life leader in a political office for the pro-life movement! Click here to apply.

William Wilberforce Fellowship

Open to public college group officers

Learn to build an effective leadership team and grow your group! William Wilberforce fellows become experts in group development and project management as they complete projects that make a lasting impact on their campus and in their community. This program helps students apply pro-life values to every career path and even pursue a career with the pro-life movement! Click here to apply.

Thaddeus Stevens Fellowship

Open to high school group officers

Grow your group and learn the fundamentals of pro-life leadership! Thaddeus Stevens fellows become experts in the Five Pillars of Pro-Life Activism as they complete projects that make a lasting impact on their campus and in their community. This program helps students build lifelong relationships with leaders nationwide and grow as confident activists as they prepare to enter college!  Click here to apply.

Christian Leadership Fellowship

Open to Christian college group officers

Become a strong Christian leader that empowers other Christians to participate in the pro-life movement! Christian Leadership fellows become experts challenging Christian and Catholic schools to fulfill their mission to protect the innocent and vulnerable as they complete projects that make a lasting impact on their campus and in their community. This program helps students apply pro-life values to every career path, and even pursue a career within the pro-life movement. Click here to apply.

Founders Fellowship

Open to officers of new pro-life groups

Build a community with other group leaders from across the country facing similar obstacles. In this fellowship, leaders receive regular trainings and have access to networking and collaboration opportunities as they work to grow a pro-life presence on their campus. Click here to apply.

Standing With You Fellowship

Open to group officers interested in a career in supportive services

Leave a legacy on your campus through projects that support pregnant and parenting students. Students will learn how to become the bridge between the abortion-minded student and their local Pregnancy Center. Students will be equipped to champion Title IX rights for pregnant and parenting students on their campuses. This program helps students apply pro-life values to every career path and pursue a career within the supportive services arena of the pro-life movement. Click here to apply.

Hildegard Art Fellowship

Open to officers interested in art and creative work in the pro-life movement

Creatively enhance the pro-life movement! Students will learn how to utilize their talents as pro-life artists to create projects that spread the pro-life message in a unique way to speak to and impact our culture. This program helps students apply pro-life values to every career path, and even pursue a career within the performance, production, and design areas of the pro-life movement! Click here to apply.

Student Spokesperson Fellowship

Open to returning fellows interested in media and communications work

Speak out as a Student Spokesperson! Learn how to relate, unite, and inspire their peers nationally. These leaders participate in monthly communication activities to rally students around the national themes that drive the pro-life movement. This program helps students apply pro-life values to every career path, and even pursue a career in communications, media, and leadership within the pro-life movement!
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Testimonials from Leaders

Serving the Pro-Life Movement

At Students for Life of America and Students for Life Action, we equip leaders to serve the pro-life movement in professional careers.
Since 2006, 174 leaders have transitioned from a fellowship in the National Leaders Collective into a pro-life career.

Penelope Rose

2022–2023 William Wilberforce Fellow

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Chloe Kramer

2023–2024 Student Spokesperson

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Kathryn Pluta

2021–2022 Christian Leadership Fellow

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Morgan Reece

2023–2023 William Wilberforce Fellow

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Lydia Taylor

2021–2022 Christian Leadership Fellow

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Anna Thompson

2022–2023 Student Spokesperson

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Olivia Ulrich

2022–2023 Standing With You Fellow

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Merlot Fogarty

2022–2023 Charlie Kirk Courage Fellow

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Gavin Oxley

2021–2022 Invictus Men’s Fellow

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Danise Rees

2024–2025 William Wilberforce Fellow

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Frequently Asked Questions

about the National Leaders Collective.

If you are not a group officer in a pro-life group on campus, you still qualify for TWO fellowships:

Hildegard Art Fellowship – for undergraduate & graduate artists interested in becoming an expert in artistically presenting the pro-life message (performing, visual, and word).
Charlie Kirk Courage Fellowship – for political leaders in high school and college who wish to become an effective voice for life in politics.

NLC Leaders commit to 5 hours per month of leadership development provided by this program. This is accomplished through reviewing various books and publications, participating in bi-monthly or monthly webcasts for discussion, and hearing from guest speaker lectures during these webcasts.

All NLC Leaders are invited to large group calls a few times each year to discuss strategy and network with other leaders in the National Leaders Collective. These calls are worked into each fellowship’s schedule for the year.

All selected leaders must complete their registration for their fellowship prior to receiving confirmation of any travel or housing arrangements for the initial kickoff weekend. If you are selected for a fellowship, you will receive special instructions on how to register for your fellowship. All selected leaders must be able to attend the kickoff weekend in its entirety in order to be accepted to a fellowship for the upcoming year.

Interested in Mentoring or Speaking for a Fellowship?

A National Leadership Collective fellowship includes mentorship. The NLC has opportunities for pro-life professionals to share experiences with students interested in pursuing a pro-life career. Is this you? Apply today to become a speaker or a mentor for a fellowship below.

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