Apply for the Harvard LEAD Fellowship for Promoting Women in Global Health 2026 - 27

Name of the Event: Harvard LEAD Fellowship Program

Date: 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2027

Last Date of Application: 30 November 2025

Link to Apply:

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To equip and empower more leaders in global health, the Harvard Global Health Institute, in collaboration with the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, offers a transformational 1-year fellowship specifically designed to promote leadership skills in individuals in low- and middle-income countries who will, in turn, mentor future female leaders in global health.

The fellowship is a virtual engagement with an in-person experience in April 2027. Throughout the fellowship year, fellows will engage in 1:1 executive leadership coaching, speaking events, mentorship, an executive education course, leadership workshops, team-building opportunities, and networking. During the six weeks in residence, fellows will live in Cambridge, MA and are expected to be free from work responsibilities. During their time in residence, fellows will participate in an in-person executive education course, and engage in workshops, mentorship and fellowship activities.

Basic Qualifications:

• Applicants must have a minimum of a Master's degree in a relevant field.

• Applicants must work full-time in the field of global health and have at least 10 years of professional experience beyond their education. Work completed as a university student does not count as professional experience.

• Applicants must take a leave of absence (or equivalent) from their home institution during their in-residence experience for 6 weeks in April 2027.

• Applicants must be able to obtain a J-1 visa for travel to the United States in April 2027 and must be available to reside in Cambridge, MA, for six weeks. NOTE: Visa fees, housing, and flights will be covered by the fellowship, and a living stipend will be provided for the time in the United States.

• In the two years prior to their fellowship at Harvard, candidates may NOT have participated in any full-time fellowship that lasted 4 months or longer.

• Applicants must have substantial leadership experience and demonstrate further potential.

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - globalhealth@harvard.edu