The LEAD 2024-2025 fellowship, a 1-year fellowship designed to enhance leadership skills in individuals from low- and middle-income countries, is now open for applications. Offered jointly by the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, the aim of the programme is to support the ongoing development of women leaders in global health.

OVERVIEW OF THE LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

The LEAD Fellowship 2024-2025 programme will consist of a 12-month virtual curriculum with a 4-week face-to-face experience in spring 2025. Throughout the fellowship year, fellows will participate in individual leadership coaching, mentoring and executive education. courses, speaking events, leadership workshops and networking.

Harvard LEAD Fellows have the autonomy to create their own personalised leadership development curricula. They are connected to world-class professors and senior mentors who provide instruction and guidance aligned to the Fellows' specific interests and goals. LEAD Fellows also engage in customised leadership training programmes as a group and have opportunities for lectures, networking and independent project work. Each year, fellows graduate from the programme having built a network of colleagues and mentors across Harvard University. The fellowship experience specifically aims to offer global health leaders time to reflect, connect and explore uncharted territory.

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The group of LEAD 2024-2025 fellows will join a close-knit community of former fellows from all over the world. To date, fellows have come from 16 different countries, with representation from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and South America. Fellows' areas of specialisation include research, advocacy, administration, politics and clinical work. You can learn more about our current and past fellows  here .

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

We accept applicants from all continents, regions, disciplines, sectors and gender identities. Applicants nominate themselves by applying for the scholarship.

• Applicants must work full-time in the field of global health and have at least 15 years of professional experience beyond their degree. Global health-related work completed as a university student does not count as professional experience.
• Candidates must have substantial leadership experience and demonstrate additional potential.
• Candidates should have the support of their employer and an advocate in their organisation who acts as an internal mentor.
• Applicants must take a leave of absence (or equivalent) from their home institution during their residency experience for 4 weeks in April 2025.
• Applicants must be able to obtain a J-1 visa to travel to the United States in April 2025 and must be available to reside in Cambridge, MA for four weeks. NOTE: Visa fees, accommodation and flights will be covered by the scholarship and a living stipend will be provided during the period in the United States.
• In the two years preceding the scholarship at Harvard, candidates may NOT have taken part in any full-time scholarship lasting 4 months or more.
• All application materials must be delivered by 5pm EST, Friday 15th March 2024

APPLY NOW!

Candidates will be notified in May 2024 if they have been selected for this position. The scholarship will be valid from 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025.

We look forward to analysing your application. If you have any questions about the scholarship programme, please contact HGHI_Fellowships@harvard.edu. For more information on eligibility requirements and frequently asked questions, please visit the  LEAD Fellowship page  of  HGHI website .