APPLY The 2023-2024 application is now open! Please use this application if you are an undergraduate or graduate applicant. The Scholar application is only for our small cohort of TCH pediatric residents and fellows.Social Innovation and Change Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School.
Education
What year in your degree program will you be during the 2023-2024 academic year? What type of Fellowship are you applying for? If yes, please explain.
Please indicate any times you anticipate being out of the area and/or unable to participate in Fellowship activities. This includes extensive time out of the country, away rotations and other significant time commitments.
Project Information
Please note that any citations added are not included in the suggested word count.
Please describe the social problem (ecosystem and root causes) and target population you wish to impact with your proposed community service project, including demographic information. (suggested word count: 150)
Proposed community agency/agencies (if a community agency has not yet been identified, please type TBD).
Describe the community need for your project and how your project will address an unmet health need. (suggested word count:150)
How will your proposed project innovate current efforts that address these social problems? Applicants proposing to sustain an existing project supported by the Schweitzer Fellowship should explain why they are choosing to continue this particular project and the ways in which the project will be expanded or quality improved. (suggested word count: 150)
Please describe your proposed community service project, including project goals and the actions you will take to meet these goals, and anticipated outputs. Applicants applying as a pair should discuss the role of each partner. (Suggested word count: 200)
How do you hope these actions will drive social impact for the target population identified in the first question. (Suggested word count: 150)
Describe the avenues you will explore to sustain the project beyond your time as a Fellow. Please note that while it is helpful, simply having a new Fellow take over is not a comprehensive sustainability plan. (Suggested word count: 100)
How will you evaluate the project to determine whether your goals were met? How will you know if your project has been successful or verify your results? (suggested word count: 150)
Personal and Professional Information
Considering that there are many different types of community service projects a Fellow could design, what inspired you to develop your particular project idea (including your proximity to the community/problem of interest)? (Suggested word count: 150)
Describe a future where the problem your proposed project addresses is absent. (suggested word count: 150)
Personal Statement*
​Please discuss the following: (suggested word count 450)
What is your motivation for applying to the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship? Please consider your service project, the ways in which your participation as a Schweitzer Fellow would be meaningful to your personal and professional development, and how you see staying involved in the Fellowship or living out the ideals of the Fellowship once you are an FFL.
Skills and experiences you will bring to the Fellowship
Any unique, personally important, and/or challenging factors in your background, and how they have influenced your goals and preparation for your career
Please list the contact information for one reference, ideally a faculty member from your school. SECOND, please indicate who will serve as your Academic Mentor for the Schweitzer Fellowship. For each person, describe your relationship in one sentence and include contact information such as telephone number and email address. (This can be the same person).
Reference and Proposed Academic Mentor
Please list your proposed Site Mentor. Inlcude telephone number and email address.
Please select the Track that best fits your proposed project. If your project doesn't fit any of these, select "Open Track".
Please upload your CV as a PDF.
Please upload a head shot of yourself. This does not have to be a formal picture. If selected to serve as a Schweitzer Fellow, I will commit to the following (Please select all boxes to indicate that you agree.)
How did you first hear about the Schweitzer Fellowship? (check all that apply)
How have you engaged with the Fellowship so far?
Submit
As a reminder, please ensure both your mentors submit a Mentor Form at asfhg.org/mentor-form. If you do not receive a confirmation email within an hour, please email Carol Jacob at carol.jacob@asfhg.org .
