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TED Fellows Program

The TED Fellows program provides transformational support to an international community of 436 visionaries who collaborate across disciplines to create positive change around the world. More about the TED Fellows program

Apply to be a TED2018 Fellow

TED is looking for early career, visionary thinkers from around the world to join the Fellows program at the upcoming TED2018 conference in Vancouver. The TED Fellows program recognizes extraordinary individuals at work on world-changing ideas, offering them tools to amplify the power of their vision.

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How can the TED Fellows program change your life?

TED Fellows reflect on the impact the program has had on their lives, and give some advice on who should apply.

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Read about the latest groundbreaking Fellows' projects on our Medium channel – featuring in depth interviews, fresh op-eds, stunning galleries and more.

Apply to be a TED Fellow

We are looking for the next generation of innovators who have demonstrated remarkable accomplishment and potential to positively affect the world. Learn how you can join this group of extraordinary thinkers and doers.

Meet the Fellows

Get to know our global network of innovators and trailblazers and learn more about their remarkable work.

About the Fellows program

Learn how the TED Fellows program supports and connects global visionaries who have shown outstanding accomplishment and exceptional courage.

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Antartica is melting. These heartbreaking photographs tell the story. https://t.co/OhQfJNxytU

TED Fellows 22 Jul

This sculpture in Times Square forced visitors to confront climate change head-on https://t.co/MM2y5zeCWk

TED Fellows 22 Jul

A new art project reminds us we're not alone in dark times. Support the project on Kickstarter today. https://t.co/kXS3PqV0oA

TED Fellows 22 Jul

RT @kickstarter: These glow-in-the-dark posters spread a little light during dark times: https://t.co/0C73UMXR5Z https://t.co/ztKYE11ByP

TED Fellows 21 Jul

A hand-powered centrifuge costs 20 cents to make and can do the work of a $1,000 machine. https://t.co/Qup8Pgby2y

TED Fellows 21 Jul

Watch Talks by TED Fellows

Manu Prakash

Lifesaving scientific tools made of paper

Jul 2017

Karim Abouelnaga

A summer school kids actually want to attend

May 2017

Sangu Delle

There's no shame in taking care of your mental health

May 2017

Carrie Nugent

Adventures of an asteroid hunter

Mar 2017

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An elegy for the Larsen Ice Shelf

Antarctica, 2016.I am at a loss for words.I spent a while looking through recent images of my time in Antarctica and none of them convey my emotions about today’s news that a tr...

New whale species discovered in Sri Lankan waters

An Omura’s whale discovered by researchers in the Indian Ocean, near Madagacsar. Photo: Salvatore Cerchio, Royal Society Open ScienceMarine biologist Asha de Vos bumps into a ne...

This is what teen pregnancy looks like in Latin America

Photographer Christian Rodriguez documents teenage mothers in Latin America in an effort to spotlight a regional epidemic.Micaela sits on the edge of a hospital bed, her hair pu...

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