Harvard LEAD Fellowship for Promoting Women in Global Health

Please submit an answer for every question throughout the application below. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

First Name *

Last Name *

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy): * +

Citizenship: *

Street Address *

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City *

State/Province/Region *

Zip/Postal Code *

Phone Number *

Country *

Email Address *

Highest Level of Education (degree), Institution, Field of Study: *

Years of Professional Experience (beyond university): *

1) Resume/CV *

Letters of Recommendation (two required; at least one from current/most recent professional engagement and must be different from individual providing 'Letter of Mentor Commitment')

Your letters of recommendation must be sent directly from your references to olivia_mulvey@harvard.edu PLEASE NOTE: Your letters will NOT be accepted unless the email is sent from an organizational email on organization letterhead.

In this section, please upload a word document in this section that lists the names of your references and their email addresses.

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Upload Letter of Institutional Commitment

Candidates need to submit one letter from their home institution supporting their proposal to join the fellowship program.

The applicants' current institution should provide a document on institutional letterhead that describes its commitment to the candidate and to the candidate’s career development. It is also essential to document the institution's commitment to allow the candidate a leave of absence for the spring semester of the fellowship period (January through May 2023) to focus exclusively on the LEAD fellowship curriculum activities, during the period in residence in Cambridge, MA.

The letter should generally document the institution’s agreement to provide adequate time, support, equipment, facilities, and resources to the candidate for career development activities following the full curriculum period at Harvard.

Signatures: The institutional commitment must be dated and signed by the person who is authorized to commit the institution to the agreements and assurances listed above. The signature must appear over the signer's name and title at the end of the statement. If the candidate will be working outside of the applicant institution (i.e., sponsoring institution), signatures from both the applicant/sponsoring institution and host institutions are required.

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Letter of Mentor Commitment

Candidates need to submit one letter from their institutional mentor supporting their proposal to join the fellowship program.

The mentor must document their role and willingness to participate in the project and explain how they will contribute to the development of the candidate's career. The letter should include all of the following:

Why did you select this person for the Fellowship?
How do you see this employee in your organization?
How will the fellow and their development plan make a difference in your organization?
Are there other opportunities for leadership in your organization that we should be aware of?
What is the system of accountability within your organization?

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Letter of Intent (1000 words): Why you? Why Harvard? Why now?

Describe your professional history and highlight milestone moments that have brought you to apply for this fellowship. These can be difficult moments, positive moments or moments when you faced adversity.
Describe your short-term and long-term career goals.
What are your aspirations for engagement with the Harvard Global Health Institute staff during and after the fellowship program?
Justify the need for the fellowship by describing how the program will enable you to develop and/or expand your career.

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Essay 1: Plan for Career Development/Training Activities (500 words)

Use the below prompts to guide you in your response.

What does effective/ineffective leadership look like for you (provide an example from your own experience)?
Describe the new or enhanced leadership skills and knowledge you would like to acquire as a result of the proposed fellowship which, complement your current areas for improvement.
Briefly discuss activities in which you envision to participate and describe how they relate to your career development plan.

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Essay 2: Project Plan (500 words)

Time will be dedicated for fellows to progress a specific project, research or otherwise, while in residence. Use the below prompts to guide you in your response.

Describe the project and include: (i) a specific hypothesis; (ii) a list of specific aims and objectives that will be used to examine the hypothesis; (iii) a description of the methods/approaches/techniques to be used in each aim; and (iv) a timeline of project work while in residence.
Describe how the project, coupled with other developmental activities, will provide the experience, knowledge, and skills necessary to achieve the objectives of your career development plan.

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Essay 3: Please select areas of Global Health that you are interested in *

Essay 4: Please select areas in Leadership that you would like to strengthen as a fellow. *

Essay 5: Candidate's Plan to Provide Mentoring (500 words)

This section should provide information about both your commitment to serve as a mentor to peers earlier in their career and to future Women in Global Health LEAD fellows. Please provide a snapshot of your previous mentoring activities. Use the below prompts to guide you in your response.

Provide specific skills or topics that you can best mentor students and young professionals on.
Provide information on past mentoring relationships, including the professional level and the frequency and kinds of mentoring interactions between you and mentees.
What does mentoring mean to you?

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Essay 6: Tell us what this opportunity would do for your organization, your field and your country. (500 words) *

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