Eligibility & Application

  • Singapore citizens
  • Currently at a mid-to-senior leadership level
  • A minimum of 10 years of work experience
  • Executives with identified potential and strong aspirations to take on global leadership roles within the next five years
  • Overseas work experience will be an advantage
  • Open to both company-nominated and self-nominated applicants, with priority given to the former

Commitment Expectations

Attendance Requirements
    • Compulsory Attendance
      • Programme launch on 18th January
      • 4-day in-person leadership training module from 26th to 29th January
      • A minimum of 5 mentoring sessions in the mentoring programme between March and October
      • Global Business Challenge launch on 11th February and group completion of the challenge between February and September
      • 3 workshops on 14th April, 23rd June, and 18th August
    • Strongly Encouraged
      • Attendance at the 3 networking events
      • 3 coaching sessions
      • Overseas Learning Journey in May 2027
    • Company-nominated participants are required to secure the commitment of their Accountability Partner to attend the programme launch on 18th January and conduct check-ins with them.
    • Self-nominated participants are strongly encouraged to identify an Accountability Partner to attend the programme launch on 18th January and conduct check-ins with them.
    • Company-nominated participants are required to participate in the evaluation of programme effectiveness, and also secure the commitment of their Supervisor or HR to do the same.
    • Self-nominated participants are required to participate in the evaluation of programme effectiveness.
  • The fee for the nine-month SGLN Fellowship is S$15,000 (subject to GST).
    • The above fee does not include the optional Overseas Learning Journey.

Selection Criteria

  • 01
    Current Leadership Performance

    Do you exhibit outstanding leadership and work performance?

  • 02
    Global Leadership Potential

    Do you have global career ambitions and potential?

  • 03
    Growth Mindset

    Do you exhibit a growth mindset to continue learning
    and growing as a leader? Do you have potential to give
    back to the community?

  • 04
    Diversity of Cohort

    We are committed to building a diverse community of participants

Application Requirements

01
Professional Details
  • Personal information
  • Professional and work information
  • LinkedIn and CV
02
Video presentation
Up to 3 minutes
  • Please share with us a video introduction of yourself
  • Please also share what you hope to get out of the SGLN Fellowship
03
Essay question
One essay (up to 300 words)
  • Let us know what value you can bring to the SGLN Fellowship and the wider community.
04
Reference letters

Two reference letters are required from two distinct referees; one from a current or former supervisor; and another from someone you have collaborated with on an activity outside work, who is not personally related to you.

Referees must address the following two guiding prompts in their reference letters:

  • Tell us how you know the applicant and in what capacity you have worked with them (e.g., in what role and for how many years).
  • From your perspective, does this applicant have the potential to take on a global or regional leadership role within the next five years? Please elaborate and share specific examples of the applicant’s qualities and potential.

Important Application Dates

  • 27th Jul 2026, Monday

    Applications Open

  • 30th Oct 2026, Friday

    Applications Close

  • By 20th Nov 2026, Friday

    Successful applicants will be notified on a rolling basis via email

  • By End Nov 2026

    Verification of identity and contact details, payment of programme fee

Ready to become an SGLN Fellow Today?

For further enquiries, reach out to jingrui@hcli.org or sgln.fellowship@hcli.org.

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