​Click here to access the online IWF Leadership Fellows Program portal to apply or recommend. 

Candidates and recommenders must provide information electronically, through the IWF Leadership Fellows Program portal.
Click image below to view, download and print a sample application form. 
Click image above to view, download and print a sample recommendation form. 
Former IWF Georgia Fellows Include:
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2000-2001, Marsha Sampson Johnson, Writer, Speaker, Transformational Leadership Advocate
2001-2002, Rebecca Blalock, Managing Partner, Advisory Capital
2006-2007, Leslie Sibert, VP Grid Edge Technology & Development, Southern Company
2007-2008, Cherie Caldwell, Vice President of Human Resources, Comcast Cable
2008-2009, Janice Wolfe, Director, Internal Auditing, Southern Company
2009-2010, Rebecca Gray, Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, Southern Company
2009-2011, Cathy Hill, Land Vice President, Georgia Power Company
2010-2011, Molly Burke, General Counsel (Retired), GE Energy Services
2011-2012, Kim Anderson, Board Director, redefinED; Georgia Appleseed; KIPP
2011-2013, Bentina Chisholm Terry, SVP, Northwest Region, Georgia Power
2012-2013, Chloe Barzey, Managing Director, Accenture
2015-2016, Danielle Donehew, Executive Director, Women's Basketball Coaches Association
2017-2018, Natosha Reid Rice, Associate General Counsel, Habitat for Humanity International
2019-2020, Monica Khant, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence
Click Here: IWF Fellows Program Brochure
THE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION, founded in 1990, supports the IWF’s educational activities for the public. The Leadership Foundation channels the talents of IWF members and the resources of the International Women’s Forum’s global network into programs that educate, inspire, and empower the next generation of women leaders. 

THE FELLOWS PROGRAM, sponsored by the Leadership Foundation in its signature, customized, format, is the leading, women’s executive development program in the world today. Providing emerging women leaders with training of exceptional quality and access to IWF’s unmatched network, fellows experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to challenge their assumptions and expand their horizons.
2022-2023 Fellows Program application deadline for sponsorship consideration is May 6, 2022. 
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The Georgia International Women’s Forum (IWF) is seeking applications from women in non-profit organizations and women Entrepreneurs who would like to participate in the 2022-2023 emerging women leader’s IWF Fellows Program. Sponsored by the IWF Leadership Foundation, the Fellows Program offers exceptional training and access to IWF’s unmatched leadership network in an effortto challenge participant’s assumptions and expand their horizons. The Georgia IWF will fund the sponsorship of one attendee. The sponsorship will include the following:
  • Four-day orientation and leadership training program followed by participation in the IWF World Leadership Conference (Fall)
  • Customized training at Harvard Business School (Spring)
  • Customized training at INSEAD (Summer)
  • Mentor Visits
  • All meals and accommodations for required events
  • All course materials
  • All ground transportation and air travel for required events
A qualified applicant will be selected using the following attributes:
  • Considered change agents within their organization and community.
  • Possess the ambition to push to the highest levels of their career and the desire to lift as they rise with regard to legacy and mentoring
  • Substantive professional/work experience and significant direct accomplishments.
  • Superior intellectual ability, as evidenced by academic history and distinctions, recommendations, and essays.
  • Current and potential leadership, indicated by professional, volunteer, and other activities, as well as through recommendations.
  • Strength of character, motivation, and commitment to goals.
  • Intention to participate fully in all activities and programs of the Leadership Foundation Fellows Program during the fellowship year, as well as a commitment to the Legacy Project.
  • Expectation of at least 10 years of continuing professional activity and leadership contribution following the fellowship. Candidates are judged, in part, on their ability to leverage and maximize the fellowship over time.