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CATCHLIGHT GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP 

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Application Deadline: December 15, 2025

LOCATION: USA

The CatchLight Global Fellowship program is open to exceptional fellows with a community of like-minded Fellows and industry professionals with opportunities for mentorship, education and speaking engagements.

ELIGIBILITY:

You may be the ideal candidate for a CatchLight Global Fellowship if you are a(n): 

Long-form storyteller with a specific impact project 

Leader with a plan to advance/or grow the field 

Educator with innovative approaches to supporting upcoming storytellers 

Proposals will be assessed on how they employ and strengthen new methods and potential solutions with an eye towards one or more of the following target outcomes: 

Innovative Distribution: Testing a new distribution method of an existing project to effectively engage a specific audience through visuals. 

Community Activations: Testing how visual storytelling can be leveraged to engage specific audiences and/or address specific community information needs 

Field sustainability: building systems and models that push the field of visual storytelling or media ecosystem forward. 

Requirements include but are not limited to: 

A fellowship statement on how visuals in general and your work specifically ignite social change, who your work aims to inform, and what human connections your work creates. 100 words 

A thesis statement summarizing what you would like to do and why. 100 words 

A description of the proposed work. 250 words. 

A description of your distribution, engagement, and/or impact plan that identifies your target audience for this work. 250 words. 

A plan to gather impact feedback. 100 words 

A timeline for the work, which can extend beyond the grant period. 

A budget estimate for the proposed work. This budget can exceed the award amount but please note where CatchLight funds would be used 

Three topic ideas for sharing learning with the CatchLight community 

10-20 images, which, if awarded 

5-10 images (these can be the same as the work submission)  — CatchLight has the rights to use it in promotional materials. 

Three professional references. Contact information must include email and phone number. 

A short bio 

A copy of your curriculum vitae. 

BENEFIT:

$30,000 award 

Potential access to additional future funding 

Paid travel and accommodations for the 2025 CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit in San Francisco. 

Personal development opportunities, including executive coaching 

Impact strategy and networking support from CatchLight staff and our extended network. 

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HARVARD GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE POSTDOC FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline:  11:59 PM EST, Sunday, November 30th, 2025.

LOCATION: USA

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 from low- and middle-income countries who will, in turn, mentor future female leaders in global health.

ELIGIBILITY:

They welcome applicants from all continents, regions, disciplines, sectors, genders, and gender identities. Candidates nominate themselves by submitting an application for the fellowship.

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. Work completed as a university student does not count as professional experience. 

Applicants must have the full support of their employer and a champion in their organization who serves as a reference. 

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 and must be able to reside in Boston, MA. NOTE: Visa fees, housing, and flights will be covered under the fellowship and a living stipend will be provided for the weeks in residence. 

During the two years prior to arrival at Harvard, the fellows should not have participated in a full-time fellowship that lasted 4 months or longer. 

BENEFIT:

Fellows are only required to take a leave of absence from their work responsibilities during their time in residence on campus, which is expected in April of 2027 for 6 weeks. The in-residence month on campus is financially covered through the fellowship award and fellows will be provided a stipend for logistical expenses (i.e. housing, flights to and from Cambridge, MA, course fees and daily per diem for food and transportation).  

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