Opportunity for Victorian Community Service Sector CEOs to Study
at Harvard Business School
Applications for the 2026 Harvard Club of Victoria’s (HCV) Non-Profit Fellowships to the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program at Harvard Business School will open on Monday 15th December 2025.
There will be an information session on Monday 15th December 2025 commencing at 5.15pm sharp until 6.45pm, via a virtual link for potential applicants and representatives of peak bodies. The information session is free with bookings closing on Wednesday 10th December. Please use this link to book: https://www.trybooking.com/DHRCW.
Each year, through its Non-Profit Fellowship Program, the Harvard Club of Victoria sends up to three CEOs from the Victorian community service sector to Harvard Business School to attend the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) program. An HCV Non-Profit Fellowship provides $18,000 of funding to cover the SPNM fees (tuition and case materials, accommodation, and meals), as well as travel to and from Boston, plus a study tour to non-profit organisations in North America. SPNM will run in Boston from the 26th to 31st July 2026.
The Fellowships are for CEOs in service delivery organisations in the community service sector, with specific focus in the following areas: alcohol and drug services; children, youth and families; disability; environment; family violence; housing and homelessness; Indigenous services; mental health; refugee resettlement. These organisations must be headquartered in Victoria, have DGR status, and have annual revenues over A$3 million. CEOs of industry associations (e.g. peak bodies), management support organisations, and consulting firms are not eligible.
Our information session will cover the aims and background of the program, along with the key Fellowship selection criteria and requirements as well as the details of the application and interview process for 2026. In addition, previous Fellowship recipients will share their experiences and take questions.
The feedback that we have received over the years from Fellowship recipients has been uniformly positive and we are confident that the HCV Fellowship provides an outstanding leadership development experience for non-profit CEOs. Our aim is to help them make an even bigger impact in the community service sector in future years. (See below for comments from recent Fellowship recipients). HCV has now sent 56 CEOs to SPNM.
KEY DATES
15th December 2025 – 9th February 2026: Application period for HCV Non-Profit Fellowships.
Sunday 29th March 2026: Shortlisted candidates are interviewed. Provisional Fellowship recipients are notified on the day of interview if possible.
26th-31st July 2026: SPNM program will run at Harvard Business School campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
INFORMATION SESSION DETAILS
When: Monday 15th December 2025, 5.15pm sharp with a 6.45pm finish
Panel: The panel will be comprised of Dr. Jenny Fitzgerald (SPNM 2020 and chair of HCV NPF Committee), Jaime Chubb (SPNM 2025), Alice Hill (HCV Council Member) and Justin Fung (HCV President).
Where: Via virtual link provided once your booking has been confirmed
Booking: The information session is free, but bookings are essential. Please book using this link https://www.trybooking.com/DHRCW before COB on Wednesday 10th of December.
For further details, visit the NPF webpage or contact Mandy Croker at mandy@harvardclubofvictoria.org.au.