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88% of NLC leaders feel more equipped to defend their pro-life beliefs.

Are you a high school or college pro-life student leader? Are you considering working in the pro-life movement professionally in the future? SFLA’s National Leaders Collective (NLC) is for leaders like you!

The National Leaders Collective (NLC) is the Pro-Life Generation’s community of pro-life leaders enrolled in SFLA's and SFLAction's unique yearlong fellowships designed to help students find their niche in the pro-life movement. These fellowships not only equip you to make the biggest impact on your campus based on your school’s unique needs, but also provide support, networking opportunities, and training to advance your pro-life skills all year. No matter what your area of interest is, there is a yearlong leadership program for you!

Whether you will launch into a full-time pro-life job or you want to continue your leadership as a volunteer after graduation, The NLC prepares the Pro-Life Generation’s top students to lead in careers and volunteer activism that transform the pro-life movement.

NLC leaders must be at least 16 years old or older to apply.

Our Leadership Fellowships

The William Wilberforce Fellowship

If you are a pro-life group officer in college or grad school who is new to group leadership, the William Wilberforce Fellowship is for you!  The William Wilberforce Fellowship prepares college pro-life students to build an effective leadership team and grow their group, teaching them the fundamentals of pro-life leadership. 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 within the pro-life movement! Click here to apply.

The Thaddeus Stevens Fellowship

If you are a pro-life group officer in high school who is new to group leadership, the Thaddeus Stevens Fellowship is for you!  The Thaddeus Stevens Fellowship prepares high school pro-life students grow their group, teaching them 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.

The Christian Leadership Fellowship

If you are a pro-life group officer at a Christian/Catholic college or grad school, the Christian Leadership Fellowship is for you! The Christian Leadership Fellowship prepares pro-life students at Christian universities to be strong Christian leaders that empower 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

If you are a pro-life college student who has launched a new pro-life group on your campus, the Founders Fellowship is for you! New leaders often face unique challenges when starting a pro-life effort on campus. This fellowship helps leaders build a community with other group leaders from across the country facing similar obstacles. In this fellowship, leaders receive monthly trainings, networking and collaboration opportunities, and problem-solving development as they work to grow a pro-life presence on their campus. Click here to apply.

The Standing With You Fellowship

If you are a pro-life group officer in undergraduate or grad school and you are interested in becoming an expert in supporting pregnant and parenting students on your campus, the Standing With You Fellowship is for you! The Standing With You Fellowship prepares college students to leave a legacy on their campuses through projects that will support pregnant and parenting students in their policies and on-campus resources. Students will learn how to become the bridge between the abortion-minded student and their local Pregnancy Help Organization. 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 even pursue a career within the supportive services aspect of the pro-life movement! Click here to apply.

The Hildegard Art Fellowship

If you are a pro-life group officer in undergraduate or grad school and you are interested in spreading the pro-life message through creativity, the Hildegard Art Fellowship is for you! The Hildegard Art Fellowship prepares college students to bring the performing and visual arts together with the Pro-Life Movement – the ultimate collaboration. 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.

The Students for Life Action State Captain Fellowship

If you are a pro-life group officer in undergraduate or grad school and you are interested in becoming an expert in political advocacy, the SFLAction State Captain Fellowship is for you! The SFLAction State Captain Fellowship prepares college students to battle with the political class and win. 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.

Student Spokesperson Fellowship

If you have already completed fellowship within the National Leaders Collective, and you are still in undergraduate or grad school and you are interested in becoming a voice for the Pro-Life Generation, the Student Spokesperson Fellowship is for you! Students interested in communications and media roles within the pro-life movement become Student Spokespeople, learning 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! Click here to apply.

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Frequently Asked Questions

about the National Leaders Collective

63% of NLC Leaders pursue a pro-life career upon graduation. Through these yearlong programs, students prepare to lead in the pro-life movement by learning these four key skills:

How to develop their group’s leadership team.
How to change their campus with a measurable project.
How to cultivate professional connections with mentors and peers.
How to identify and pursue a pro-life career.

If you are new to leadership and you will be a group officer in the coming year, it is important to lay a strong foundation with best leadership practices through one of these fellowships:

Thaddeus Stevens Fellowship - for high school group officers.
Founders Fellowship - for college leaders of new pro-life groups.
William Wilberforce Fellowship – for college group officers.
Christian Leadership Fellowship - for Students for Life group officers at Christian colleges.

If you are ready to pursue a pro-life career and you have experience with group leadership, it is important to become an expert in leadership with one of these fellowships:

Hildegard Art Fellowship - for undergraduate & graduate artists interested in becoming an expert in artistically presenting the pro-life message (performing, visual, and word).
Standing With You Fellowship – for college group officers interested in becoming an expert advocate for pregnant and parenting students.
Student Spokesperson Fellowship – for undergraduate & graduate students interested in becoming an expert in communications and media.
Students for Life Action Captain Fellowship – for undergraduate & graduate students interested in becoming an expert in political outreach.
Click HERE to read more and apply for one of these fellowships.

Student leaders who hold an officer position in a pro-life group on a college campus for the upcoming academic year qualify for all leadership fellowships. Only THREE fellowships have additional requirements:

All students applying to the Thaddeus Stevens Fellowship must be a high school group officer who is at least 16 years old.
All students applying to the Student Spokesperson Fellowship must have at least one year of experience with another fellowship to qualify.
All students applying to the Christian Leadership Fellowship must attend a Chrisitan college or university.

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).
Students for Life Action Captains – – for undergraduate & graduate students interested in becoming an expert in political outreach.

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.

All NLC Leaders will be flown to Washington, D.C for the National Leaders Collective, a kickoff weekend of training from Thursday, June 26th – Monday, June 30th, 2025. Round-trip flights, housing, and meals will be covered by SFLA within the specified dates to accepted leaders. Any additional meals or expenses in the airport or beyond what is provided are the leader’s responsibility. *food stipends, housing, and flight arrangements are determined based on current prices and regulations, with student needs in mind, so what is provided per student is typically sufficient to cover the weekend’s activities.

This is a leadership conference. NLC Leaders will not be allowed to attend other events or activities outside of SFLA’s event. Flights, housing, and meals will be covered by SFLA for NLC Leaders only. No guests or family members of NLC Leaders will be accommodated or allowed to attend this event.

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.

Yes, students complete projects during the year to help apply the skills they learn to their group and to help them build their pro-life resume. These projects are based on what their campus and community needs to further the pro-life mission. Projects should make a lasting impact to the school or the community. Students receive one-on-one mentorship from their fellowship leader to complete their project.

Testimonials

"The National Leaders Collective has been an incredible opportunity full of growth for me personally and professionally. My time as a fellow the past two years had prepared me for my calling to go into the world and be a voice for the voiceless."
Natalee Wilson, 2022-2023 Student Spokesperson

"I am grateful for my experience with Students for Life and the lessons learned that have prepared me for this next step in life as Executive Director of a pregnancy center. Students for Life helped me to recognize the desire in my heart to help pregnant mothers and their children in a very direct way…I hope to take part in saving the lives of many children and showing mothers that they have the strength and ability to choose life."
Julie Kilmer, 2022-2023 Christian Leadership Fellow

"What I have learned about leadership and the pro-life movement has helped my grow tremendously as a leader. From what I have learned and the connections I have made from other leaders, applying for this fellowship is one of the best choices I ever made."
Penelope Rose, 2023-2023 William Wilberforce Fellow

This year, my leadership was taken to the next level through the student spokesperson fellowship by teaching me how to use my voice to influence others for life and learn how to succeed in a pro-life career.
Chloe Kramer, 2023-2024 Student Spokesperson

"I never thought of myself as much of a leader prior to this year, but my fellowship taught me that there is not one 'type' of leader! Each one of us can play a part in creating a culture of life."
Kathryn Pluta, 2021-2022 Christian Leadership Fellowship 

"My involvement in the NLC allowed me to learn from experienced pro-life leaders who have worked/currently work in the pro-life movement and get advice on how to grow professionally and personally in my activism. This fellowship led to me getting an internship and ultimately a full-time job with Students for Life."
Morgan Reece, 2023-2023 William Wilberforce Fellow

"Going into the Christian Leadership Fellowship, I had no idea what I was doing or where I fit in. When I arrived at Campbell University as a freshman this year, I expected my pro-life work would be accepted because it was a “Christian College.” However, I instead spent the year facing death threats, hatred, protests, and other crazy backlash. My fellowship was the one place I could stay motivated and feel supported. By the end of the year, I changed 50 pro-choice minds, passed a pro-life resolution, and have been elected president of my college SFLA. My fellowship is truly the reason I kept going, I’m so grateful for my community with them and the impact they had on me."
Lydia Taylor, 2021-2022 Christian Leadership Fellowship 

Interested in Mentoring or Speaking for a Program?

Fellowships within the National Leaders Collective (NLC) include mentorship from a leader in the pro-life movement who is working full-time to abolish abortion. 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 in the NLC below.

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