Women in Global Health Leadership Fellowship 2026-2027 – YOA

Deadline: May 22, 2026

Applications are open for the Women in Global Health Leadership Fellowship 2026-2027. This 12 months-lengthy fellowship is designed to advance the management expertise of gifted African girls who’re captivated with gender fairness in world well being techniques. The fellowship features a complete curriculum in world well being coverage, management, information translation and mentorship expertise delivered by consultants via revolutionary lectures, case research, function performs, workshops, dialogue boards and reflective workouts, all whereas supported by an incredible group of mentors

There is a urgent want to enhance the pipeline of girls leaders working in public and world well being. They imagine there isn’t a scarcity of girls leaders. What is lacking, are protected areas the place girls can share their experiences with different like-minded friends whereas being uncovered to gender transformative management, coaching instruments and function fashions that may assist them push ahead extra equitable well being insurance policies and practices.

This program was created in collaboration between the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Canada), the Moi University School of Public Health (Kenya) and the University of Cape Town School of Public Health (South Africa), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.

Benefits

Aside from a curriculum in world well being coverage, gender fairness and management, this hybrid fellowship journey consists of:

• Training and workshops delivered by consultants
• Personalized mentorship
• Guidance in the design of a management mission
• Fully funded one week in-person coaching (together with transportation, lodging, and meals)
• Financial stipend

Eligibility

• Identify as a lady
• Be early-mid profession skilled (5 – 15 years of expertise in public well being doing native, regional or world well being work)
• Possess publish-graduate training in Public Health, Health Policy, Health Sciences and/or associated fields (Post grad diploma or certificates, grasp’s or PhD)
• Work in a task targeted on public well being coverage, observe, educating and/or analysis
• Be in a position to display management qualities (via work, training or group service)
• Reside and work in Kenya or South Africa
• Be an African nationwide
• Be fluent in English
• Be in a position to take go away of absence to attend a one-week in-person management academy in early 2027 in Kenya
• Be in a position to acquire a legitimate passport (for journey to Kenya)

Application

• Step 1: Expression of Interest (EOI). They invite all candidates to register via the net EOI kind to point out their curiosity in the fellowship. It ought to solely take about 15 – 20 minutes to finish. The EOI deadline is May 22, 2026.
• Step 2: Full Application (Invitation solely). Candidates whose EOI meet or exceed the eligibility and choice standards can be invited to submit a full application. The last 18 fellows for the 2026/27 cohort can be chosen from this pool. The deadline for full functions can be finish of June or early July, 2026.

For extra data, go to Women in Global Health Leadership Fellowship.