CFJ Waging Justice for Women Fellowship 2026

The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) Waging Justice for Women Fellowship 2026 is a paid fellowship for early-career women lawyers from Sub-Saharan Africa. Fellows support host organizations with legal work, identify strategic litigation, conduct outreach on women’s rights, and participate in mentoring, training, and networking opportunities. Benefits include a paid work placement, mentorship, in-person convenings, online training, and access to a professional alumni network.

Paid work placement, mentorship, at least one in-person convening, extensive monthly online training, networking opportunities with leading human rights experts, and access to the WJW Fellowship Alumni Program.

Ideal candidates are African women lawyers who are early in their career, less than five years post-qualification, and admitted to practice in the country of a host organization.

Apply through the official fellowship application pages linked on the program site.