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 are now open. Application materials are available by clicking here.
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 A$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. The program will run from July 26-31, 2026 in Boston.
The Fellowships are for CEOs (or equivalent) 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 must have had 10 years or more of professional experience and have been with their organisation for more than twelve months by July 2026. CEOs of industry associations (e.g. peak bodies), management support organisations, and consulting firms are not eligible.
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.
For further details, visit the NPF webpage or contact Mandy Croker at mandy@harvardclubofvictoria.org.au.