Our Global Impact
MCN launched the Millennium Fellowship in 2013 to convene, challenge, and celebrate student leadership for social impact. Beginning in 2018, MCN and United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) partnered to present the Millennium Fellowship, creating a robust global network of undergraduate leaders advancing UN goals.
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Student leaders worldwide were invited to join an extraordinary community of young leaders advancing the Sustainable Development Goals in their respective communities. In 2019, 67 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 805 Millennium Fellows. Millennium Fellows' Projects have positively impacted the lives of over 564,366 people worldwide this year.
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To support the intended impact, the Millennium Fellowship provides student leaders with the training, connections, and recognition. See below our full 2019 Impact Report followed by our highlights from the report.
MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP CLASS OF 2019 IMPACT REPORT
Class of 2019
A snapshot of the Millennium Fellows' impact

805
Millennium Fellows

422
Unique Projects

96,705
Hours Dedicated

564,366
Lives Positively Impacted

Wanjiku Mwangi
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
"I am humbled to have been a part of the Millennium Fellowship. Being a Fellow at the Class of 2019 has really changed my life and made me work harder on my project."
Lee-Kai Sun
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
"The Millennium Fellowship helped connect me to a lot of student leaders. In particular, my Campus Director was in charge of the Georgia Tech community garden, and I was able to partner with him to acquire fresh produce for our food pantry."


ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION
SOCIAL IMPACT CAREERPATHS
94%
92%
85%
gained the skills necessary to benefit others through social impact as a result of the Millennium Fellowship.
feel strongly connected to
peers on campus who are
also doing social impact work
are more likely to pursue a
career in social impact as a result
of the Millennium Fellowship.
The Millennium Fellowship gave me the tools to be able to start my project as well as guide me through the process. At times we all have these ideas about social change we want to implement, but we lack the tools to get us there. The Millennium Fellowship supported my project and believed in me which gave me confidence to continue it.
Alexandra Ruiz
Florida International University, USA

90%
OF MILLENNIUM FELLOWS ARE MORE PREPARED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN SOCIAL IMPACT AS A RESULT OF THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP
Increasing
Confidence
95% of our Fellows are more confident that they can effectively contribute to social impact goals as a result of the Millennium Fellowship.
Inspiring Partnerships
Millennium Fellows collectively collaborated
and formed 850 partnerships across their community.