Deadline: 31-Aug-23
Submissions are now open for the Equity Initiative Fellowship Program to advance fellows’ competency in leadership and health equity, and to inspire and deepen their commitment to advancing social justice in health.
The Equity Initiative Fellowship, also known as the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia (AFHESEA), is a fully funded award designed for working professionals from Southeast Asia and China.
The Equity Initiative Fellowship is a lifelong journey that begins with an inspiring and rigorous Induction Year, followed by a longer-term practice-based commitment to health equity through collective leadership for social change. The Fellowship program experience goes beyond traditional academic coursework, through various modalities of experiential, peer, and blended online learning organized around two themes: Health Equity and Leadership.
They have invited fellows to join this program on the basis of their demonstrated commitment, dedication, and enthusiasm for leading change for health equity. Fellows are the transformative leaders who will work to reform policies and systems, tackle social determinants, and address health inequities within and beyond the health sector.
The Induction Year of the Fellowship program is structured around 6 learning events: Opening Retreat, Global Learning I & II, Asia Trek, Project Accelerator, and Annual Forum. The learning events are delivered by leading experts and practitioners from a range of fields including government policy makers, academic professors, and founders of NGOs, and leaders of social entrepreneurship program, and social activists. Competencies are developed through core readings, interactive sessions with peers, guest speakers, and faculties, panel discussions and debates, field visits, skill-building workshops, and project development. In the second year, Fellows receive seed funding to conduct collaborative health equity projects.
Benefits
- During the one-year fellowship term, Fellows will participate in 6 in-person learning events totaling about 6 weeks, in which they will interact with world-class faculty and key actors in health equity and development, globally and regionally. The Fellows will gain knowledge, expert and peer support, and an opportunity to develop and implement an individual or collaborative equity action project with seed funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Equity Initiative Fellowship is seeking outstanding mid-career professionals from Southeast Asia and China from any sector (public, private, non-profit, academia, business) who have demonstrated leadership in their field, who have shown a commitment to equity and social justice, and are interested in a lifelong engagement with the equity community.
- To apply for the Fellowship, the applicant must:
- Have a track record of demonstrated leadership and commitment to social justice
- Have a clear long-term vision to promote systems change for health equity.
- Have at least 6 years of professional working experience
- Be a resident citizen of one of the Southeast Asian countries or China
- Be proficient in spoken and written English
Selection Criteria
- The selection process involves the deliberation of National Committees and a Regional Selection Committee who help them score, rank, and select future Fellows. In the selection process, the Committees prioritize individual attributes of the candidates as well as country, gender, and professional backgrounds to achieve an optimal cohort mix.
- The selection criteria include the following:
- A diverse mix of applicants from a wide range of professional sectors
- Achieve a mix and balance of Fellows for optimal multi-national and multi-sectoral peer learning
- Professional capabilities in health, social development, or related fields
- Capacity to participate fully in the fellowship activities on specific dates with the support of current employer or home institution if applicable.
For more information, visit Equity Initiative Fellowship.
