Harpswell FoundationFellowship

$330 Monthly Leadership Residency Fellowship

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Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

Partially Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

The Harpswell Foundation runs two residential leadership centres in Phnom Penh for Cambodian women at university. Leadership Residents are international women who live in those centres for four to eight months, teaching, tutoring and mentoring the students alongside them. Harpswell covers room, board and travel insurance and pays a monthly stipend, and residents pay for their own flights to and from Cambodia.

What you get:

A monthly stipend of $330 USD for Leadership Residents, or $420 USD for the Leadership Resident Fellow
Full room and board at one of Harpswell's two leadership centres in Phnom Penh
Travel insurance for the residency
A homestay in the provinces with a Harpswell student and her family
Membership of the Harpswell alumnae network, with ongoing virtual mentorship and expert-led learning sessions

What you'll do:

Teach Harpswell's core curriculum
Facilitate twice-weekly critical thinking discussions on current events
Tutor students in English language skills
Host consistent office hours and support student leadership development
Plan cultural activities for students and alumnae outside the leadership centres
Live in the leadership centres alongside the students and alumnae for the full term
As Leadership Resident Fellow only: lead course facilitation, manage LR scheduling, onboard incoming residents and organise quarterly cultural and volunteering activities

Key dates:

Applications close September 18, 2026
Residencies begin in January 2027 or May 2027, chosen from one application
Leadership Resident term is four to eight months; the Leadership Resident Fellowship is 12 months
A virtual information session was held on September 3, 2026 and has passed

More information:

The 2027 Leadership Resident two-pager on Harpswell's site sets out the position, the benefits and who should apply
Questions go to lrprogram@harpswell.org

Who can apply

Open to international women
A university degree is required
Excellent spoken and written English, with teaching experience a plus
A commitment to social change, women's leadership and education as a tool for empowerment
Resourcefulness, flexibility and the ability to self-motivate and work independently
Willingness to work non-traditional hours, including frequent evenings and weekends
Leadership Resident Fellowship applicants also need 2+ years of professional experience
No age limit is stated on Harpswell's programme page or in its 2027 two-pager
No nationality restriction is stated; Harpswell describes the programme as building a community of young women leaders from all over the world
Residents arrange and pay for their own travel to and from Cambodia
Applying requires a Google account, because the application is a Google Form behind a sign-in wall
International women who hold a university degree, are committed to social change, women's leadership and education, and have excellent spoken and written English. Teaching experience is a plus. Applicants for the 12 month Leadership Resident Fellowship also need at least two years of professional experience, and teaching experience is strongly preferred. Harpswell states it welcomes applicants from any race, ethnicity, social background, religion, disability and sexual orientation.

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Good to know

+Full room and board, travel insurance included, and a stipend of $330 a month as a Resident or $420 as a Fellow
+Free to apply
+One application covers both the January and the May 2027 start

Worth checking yourself

!You pay your own flights to and from Cambodia, so this is not fully funded whatever other listings say
!Visa costs and health cover beyond travel insurance are not addressed anywhere on their site
!Open to international women who already hold a university degree
!Their own Fellowship two-pager link serves a June 2025 poster with a dead July 2025 deadline
!Closes 18 September

What we could not confirm

?Visa costs for a four to eight month stay in Cambodia, and who pays them
?Whether health insurance beyond the provided travel insurance is required at the resident's own expense
?The selection process and any interview or notification dates

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