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Harvard LEAD Women in Global Health Fellowship

  • Organization: Harvard Global Health Institute
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: November 15, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Harvard Global Health Institute, working with the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, runs a one-year leadership fellowship for experienced global health professionals based in low- and middle-income countries. Fellows build a personalised leadership plan with an executive coach and Harvard faculty mentors, then spend six weeks in residence at Harvard in April 2028. It is built for leaders who will go on to mentor the next generation of women in global health. **What you get:** - One-to-one executive leadership coaching across the fellowship year - Monthly mentorship from Harvard faculty matched to your interests - An executive education course at Harvard (past fellows took the Harvard Kennedy School Women and Power course) - Private leadership masterclasses on negotiation, public speaking, communication and decision-making - Six weeks in residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with visa fees, flights and housing covered and a living stipend for the weeks in the United States - Speaking opportunities at global health events and a network of peers and mentors across Harvard **What you'll do:** - From September 2027, work virtually with your coach to plan your own leadership development, alongside your normal job - Write and carry out a project plan and a plan for mentoring others - Take leave from work for six weeks in April 2028 to study, attend workshops and speak at Harvard - Return to your home institution and continue coaching through re-entry and close-out to August 2028 **Key dates:** - Applications close November 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST - Applicants notified in spring 2027 - Fellowship runs September 1, 2027 to August 31, 2028 - Six weeks in residence at Harvard in April 2028 **More information:** - Full eligibility and application requirements are on the HGHI LEAD Fellowship page - Questions go to hghi_fellowships@harvard.edu

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Harvard LEAD Women in Global Health Fellowship

Nov 15, 2026 23:59:00 ET
Opportunity type
Fellowship
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Nov 15, 2026 23:59:00 ET

About this opportunity

The Harvard Global Health Institute, working with the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, runs a one-year leadership fellowship for experienced global health professionals based in low- and middle-income countries. Fellows build a personalised leadership plan with an executive coach and Harvard faculty mentors, then spend six weeks in residence at Harvard in April 2028. It is built for leaders who will go on to mentor the next generation of women in global health.

What you get:

  • One-to-one executive leadership coaching across the fellowship year
  • Monthly mentorship from Harvard faculty matched to your interests
  • An executive education course at Harvard (past fellows took the Harvard Kennedy School Women and Power course)
  • Private leadership masterclasses on negotiation, public speaking, communication and decision-making
  • Six weeks in residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with visa fees, flights and housing covered and a living stipend for the weeks in the United States
  • Speaking opportunities at global health events and a network of peers and mentors across Harvard

What you'll do:

  • From September 2027, work virtually with your coach to plan your own leadership development, alongside your normal job
  • Write and carry out a project plan and a plan for mentoring others
  • Take leave from work for six weeks in April 2028 to study, attend workshops and speak at Harvard
  • Return to your home institution and continue coaching through re-entry and close-out to August 2028

Key dates:

  • Applications close November 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
  • Applicants notified in spring 2027
  • Fellowship runs September 1, 2027 to August 31, 2028
  • Six weeks in residence at Harvard in April 2028

More information:

  • Full eligibility and application requirements are on the HGHI LEAD Fellowship page
  • Questions go to hghi_fellowships@harvard.edu

Who can apply

  • A Master's degree or higher in a relevant field
  • At least 10 years of professional experience beyond your education, working full time in global health; work done as a university student does not count
  • Currently based or working in a low- or middle-income country, and planning to return there after the fellowship
  • Full support of your employer, a letter of institutional commitment, and leave of absence for six weeks in April 2028
  • Able to obtain a J-1 visa and live in the Cambridge and Boston area for six weeks
  • No full-time fellowship of four months or longer in the two years before the fellowship
  • Substantial leadership experience and further leadership potential
  • Application: CV, a letter of intent of up to 1.5 pages, four short essays of up to 2,000 characters each, a mentor commitment letter and two further references

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Good to know

  • +Executive coaching, Harvard faculty mentors, masterclasses and an executive education course
  • +The six weeks at Harvard are covered: visa fees, flights, housing, course fees and a living stipend
  • +Open to any discipline and any gender, from any low- or middle-income country
  • +No application fee

Worth checking yourself

  • !For experienced professionals: a master's degree plus at least 10 years of full-time work in global health
  • !Harvard's pages say applications close at 11:59 PM Eastern on 15 November, but on 6 October the application portal was counting down to about 9 November. Apply well before 9 November to be safe
  • !You must be based or working in a low- or middle-income country and plan to return there
  • !You need six weeks' leave in April 2028, a letter of commitment from your employer, and eligibility for a US J-1 visa
  • !The stipend amount is not published
  • !Anyone who held a full-time fellowship of four months or more in the past two years is not eligible

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Harvard LEAD Women in Global Health Fellowship
Nov 15, 2026 23:59:00 ET