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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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Watch Talks by TED Fellows

Damon Davis

Courage is contagious

Aug 2017

Kristen Marhaver

Why I still have hope for coral reefs

Jul 2017

Jimmy Lin

A simple new blood test that can catch cancer early

Jul 2017

Manu Prakash

Lifesaving scientific tools made of paper

Jul 2017

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Meet Su Kahumbu, the Kenyan agriculturalist helping farmers keep their herds healthy

The social entrepreneur creates technology that helps smallholder farmers across Africa improve their livelihoods.Access to reliable information is a huge challenge to smallhold...

A new documentary explores the West’s uneasy relationship with Iran

Director Taghi Amirani with Cameraman Chris Morphet. Photo: Ali AmiraniOn the 64th anniversary of the US- and British-led coup-d’état in Iran, Iranian filmmaker Taghi Amirani sh...

Get to know the extraordinary new class of TED Fellows

Kenyan percussionist Kasiva Mutua performs with the Nairobi Horns Project at the Michael Joseph Centre in Nairobi in 2016. (Photo: Mbarathi Karuga)These 18 visionaries will shar...

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