The 2024-2025 LEAD Fellowship

Summary:

Applications are now being accepted for the 2024–2025 LEAD Fellowship, a one-year program that aims to develop the leadership abilities of people from low- and middle-income nations. Supporting the ongoing growth of women leaders in global health is the aim of this program, which is jointly offered by the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

The 12-month virtual curriculum for the 2024–2025 LEAD Fellowship program will be complemented by a 4-week in-person experience in the spring of 2025. During their fellowship year, fellows will participate in networking, executive education courses, speaking engagements, leadership workshops, one-on-one coaching, and mentoring.

Harvard LED Fellows are free to create their own unique programs for leadership development. They have access to top-notch instructors and senior mentors who provide training and direction in line with the individual interests and objectives of the fellows. Along with participating in cohort-specific leadership development programs, LEAD fellows have access to speaking, networking, and independent project work opportunities. Fellows leave the program each year having established a network of mentors and peers throughout Harvard University. Specifically, the fellowship program intends to provide global health professionals with time for introspection, networking, and exploration of new areas.

Aim and Benefits of Harvard LEAD Fellowship

• Fellows residing on campus for the full month of January will be paid a living stipend for those four weeks. The fellowship also covers all course fees, travel to and from Cambridge, Massachusetts, accommodation expenses, and visa fees.

Requirements for Harvard LEAD Fellowship Qualification

• Applicants must have at least 15 years of post-educational professional experience in addition to full-time employment in the field of global health. Work done on global health while a student at a university does not qualify as professional experience.
• Candidates need to have a lot of leadership experience and show more promise.
• Candidates need the backing of both their employer and an internal mentor who is a champion within the company.
• A four-week leave of absence (or the equivalent) from the applicant’s home institution is required during the in-residence experience in April 2025.
• In order to enter the country in April 2025, applicants must be able to secure a J-1 visa and be willing to spend four weeks living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. NOTE: A living stipend will be given for the duration of the stay in the United States, and the fellowship will pay for accommodation, flights, and visa fees.
• Before beginning their Harvard fellowship, candidates could not have taken part in any full-time fellowship lasting four months or more in the two years before.

Deadline:

March 15, 2024

For more details and how to apply, visit Harvard Global Health Institute website.