Women are agents of change when they work in leadership positions. Research shows that they implement policies that create better lives for families, communities, and nations. They find ways to support and lift men and children, who continue to experience a disproportionate burden of disease and death worldwide. Still, women remain underrepresented among the leadership ranks in public health, medicine, and in health and life sciences.
To equip and empower more leaders in global health, together the Harvard Global Health Institute and the Global Health and Population Department at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health offer a transformational fellowship specifically designed to promote leadership skills in individuals from low- and middle-income countries who will, in turn, mentor future female leaders in global health. Harvard LEAD Fellows will have access to world-class faculty, are provided with senior mentors, and the opportunity to build a custom curriculum aligned to their unique personal growth and leadership plan.
The 2023-24 LEAD fellowship program will run from September 2023 through August 2024. The program structure is a virtual engagement with a 4 4-week- residence experience in Cambridge, MA in April, 024. The program curriculum includes a blend of executive coaching, mentorship, speaking engagements, executive education courses, workshops, meetings, events a, and networking.
The 2023 – 2024 cohort of LEAD Fellows will join a close-knit community of former fellows from around the world. To date, fellows have come from 12 countries, representing Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America. Their areas of focus have ranged from HIV/AIDS and healthcare to health policy at the highest levels of government.
This program is co-sponsored by the Harvard Global Health Institute and the Global Health and Population Department at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. LEAD Fellows will hold an academic appointment as a visiting scientist in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Benefits
- The 2023-24 LEAD fellowship program will run from September 2023 through August 2024. The program structure is a virtual engagement with a 4 week in- residence experience in Cambridge, MA in April, 2024. Program curriculum includes a blend of executive coaching, mentorship, speaking engagements, executive education courses, workshops, meetings, events and networking.
- Executive Leadership training with a personal coach
- 1:1 mentorship by Harvard Faculty with aligned interests
- Speaking opportunities at Harvard and global events
- Enrollment in Harvard courses across different departments
- Private Leadership Skill-building Workshops led by leading experts
- 4-week in residence experience at Harvard University April, 2024
Eligibilities
- Applicants must work full-time in the field of global health and have at least 15 years of professional experience beyond their education. Global health related work completed as a university student does not count as professional experience.
- Applicants must have substantial leadership experience and demonstrate further potential.
- Applicants must have the support of their employer and a champion in their organization who serves as an internal mentor.
- Applicants must take a leave of absence (or equivalent) from their home institution during their in-residence experience for 4 weeks in April 2024.
- Applicants must be able to obtain a J-1 visa for travel to the United States in April 2024 and must be available to reside in Cambridge, MA for four weeks. NOTE: Visa fees, housing, and flights will be covered by the fellowship and a living stipend will be provided for the time in-residence.
- In the two years prior to their fellowship at Harvard, candidates may NOT have participated in any full-time fellowship that lasted 4 months or longer.
Eligible Regions: Open for All
Application Process
- To apply for this fellowship program please “create an account” which will allow you to access the application.
Application Deadline: March 10, 2023
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