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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO WOMEN IN GLOBAL HEALTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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Application Deadline: June 13, 2025

LOCATION: Canada

This year-long fellowship is designed to advance the leadership skills of talented African women who are passionate about gender equity in global health systems.

Throughout the program, participants can expect to gain knowledge and skills in the following competencies:

Gender Equity and Intersectional Analysis: The ability to apply an intersectional and/or gender equity lens to health systems and/or health systems research.

Global Health Policy and Advocacy: The ability to work around policy development, communication, cohesion, and advocacy to address the political environment and organizational culture of health institutions.

Leadership: The ability to create a vision which empowers others, fosters collaboration, lead, guide decision-making and support diverse team members, to recognize and challenge gender inequity within their organization.

Mentorship: The ability to develop and realize their leadership potential, their skillset, recognize opportunities for change, and optimize institutional resources to promote gender equity through their work.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Women in Global Health Leadership Fellowship is aimed at persons who:

Identify as a woman

Are early career-mid career (5 – 15 years of experience in local, regional or global health work)

Have post-grad education in Public Health, Health Sciences, Health Policy and/or related fields (MA or PhD)

Work in a role that focuses on public health policy, practice, teaching and/or research

Demonstrate leadership qualities through schooling, work or community service

Reside and work in Kenya or South Africa

Are an African national

Possess fluency in English

Are able to attend a one-week (5-7 Days) in person training

Have support of their employer to be part of the program

BENEFIT:

Aside from a curriculum in global health policy, gender equity and leadership, this hybrid fellowship journey includes:

Training and workshops delivered by experts

Personalized mentorship

Guidance in the design of a leadership project

Fully funded one week in-person training (including transportation, accommodation, and meals)

Financial stipend

All participants will be expected to attend the one-week in-person training. Transportation, accommodations and meals will be provided.

Financial Support: This fellowship will provide participants with a living and family support stipend to cover lost wages, child or elder care, or other expenses to support their full participation in the program.

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AFOX VISITING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: 11:59AM (UK time) on the 6th June, 2025 

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme is designed to allow exceptional African researchers to build international networks and focus on a project of their choice in collaboration with Oxford-based scholars.

ELIGIBILITY:

You are eligible to apply if you are a national of any African country or have indefinite leave to remain in any African country. You must also have a position in an African university/research institution domiciled in an African country and are a legal resident in the host country of your institution.

Fellows will be affiliated with the University of Oxford for 12 months,  including ten months of virtual engagement and a two month in-person visit to Oxford between May and June (Trinity term). During the Fellowship, AfOx Fellows are associated with a Department and a College within the University. To apply for a fellowship,  all applicants must have an Oxford-based researcher named as their collaborator on their application. 

Visiting Fellows must be of postdoctoral or equivalent status at the time of application. Applicants must be holding an appointment in an African academic or research institution at the time of application.

AfOx will send supporting documents for visa application to successful applications, but it is the responsibility of the applicant to make a timely visa application and ensure that they meet all other requirements.

Please note: applicants must find a collaborator who is already attached to the research institute to which they are applying. The two exceptions to this are the TORCH Fellowship (which accepts a collaborator based in any of the humanities departments at Oxford) and the Improving Equitable Access to Healthcare Fellowship (any Oxford collaborator working in a relevant area). 

BENEFIT:

During the 10 months of virtual engagement, fellows will have remote access to resources available at Oxford University, including library access and support to strengthen research leadership skills.

During the in-person fellowship selected Fellows will be provided with accommodation. A temporary University card for access to the University and college buildings and temporary membership to the host college’s Senior Common Room will be granted for the period of residency. The fellowship will also include return economy flight ticket, airport transfer, visa fee and a maintenance allowance for incidental expenses during the residence (up to £250 per week according to University guidelines).

The visa fee and related expenses will be reimbursed upon arrival in Oxford.

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