Deadline: April 11, 2024.

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity are a community of global leaders that understand the foundations of health inequity. Their fellows use the knowledge and connections they’ve gained through the program to build more equitable communities while continuing to support each other in the fight for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

This is a one-year fellowship. There are in-person meetings, called convenings, throughout the year that represent a total anticipated time commitment of five weeks. Convenings are full-time, out of office commitments that take place in different parts of the world. In between convenings, there is an online curriculum taught by the AFHE program faculty. These online trainings take place every two weeks for 90 minutes. There is an additional time commitment for self-directed learning of 12-16 hours per month. Self-directed learning activities include completion of program readings, videos and assignments. Assignments may be related to your individual project, reflection and/or program evaluation. Attendance and participation for both in-person and online coursework is required for successful completion of the program.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. Fellows must be in their early to mid-career and want to become more effective leaders and work with others to achieve change. Fellows should be currently engaged in health-related work in a leadership role or in a position that has potential for leadership.
2. In order to address important determinants of health beyond biology and healthy behaviors, we need to involve people and sectors beyond traditional healthcare and public health, as we do in this fellowship program.
3. There are no specific educational requirements or ‘preferred’ professions – we are a community united by values. The shared attributes and values of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity include action/solutions orientation, equity, inclusivity, courage, curiosity, humility, diversity and creativity. If you share these values, we encourage you to apply.
4. U.S. Citizenship is not a requirement for this fellowship program. They welcome and encourage applicants from all countries. Fellows do need to be fluent in English and be able to obtain the appropriate Visas to travel internationally to participate in fellowship convenings.

BENEFITS

1. Fellows do not receive a stipend for this program. They are expected to remain employed throughout the fellowship so that leadership lessons are applied in real-life scenarios.
2. All educational experiences and travel expenses related to participation in this fellowship including in-person convenings are paid for by Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity.

APPLICATION

1. A brief statement (no more than 500 words) addressing the reasons you want to be a fellow, including a discussion of your major strengths and unique personal and leadership characteristics
2. A health equity project proposal you would like to complete during your fellowship year.
3. Your curriculum vitae (CV) or resume.
4. Two letters of recommendation.
5. An employer support form completed by someone in a direct supervisory role that is willing to serve as your advisor, assisting with your growth as you pursue a focus on change leadership for health equity. 

Apply through the OFFICIA LINK