Deadline: 3-Jun-22
ThinkWell Institute is inviting applications for Samya Rose Stumo Memorial Fellowship for Global Health is for exceptional young women change-makers who have inventive ideas that look to revolutionize global health.
The fellowship will support the entrepreneurial ideas of young women who may otherwise have never had the opportunity. ThinkWell will offer a platform to inspire fellows, incubate their ideas, and launch their careers.
ThinkWell wants to help emerging women leaders identify a need for improved health outcomes in their own community and mentor them to create a model for change. Fellows will dedicate a year of their lives to develop this model.
The model could have one or more of the following components:
- A BUSINESS or operating model
- Harnessing the COLLECTIVE energy in the community
- Developing ADVOCACY tools
- Community EDUCATION
- POLICY recommendations
Eligibility Criteria
- They seek applications from women who want to pursue work in global health, have demonstrated leadership in their communities, and are interested improving health outcomes in their communities. Individuals must be willing to commit one year to this fellowship as their primary activity (40hrs/wk). The fellowship stipend is meant to be equivalent to a full-time employment salary.
- The fellowship will accept promising women applicants from Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Philippines.
Evaluation Criteria
Candidates will be evaluated against the following criteria:
- Is the idea or area of interest financially, politically, practically realistic?
- What impact will the idea or area of interest have?
- What background/experiences make the applicant qualified to undertake a project in this space?
For more information, visit https://thinkwell.institute/samyastumo/apply-for-the-fellowship/
