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Your personal information will only be used for the purpose of contacting you regarding your application. We will not share this information with any third parties.

• You will be asked to provide information about you, your employment setting, professional field, etc.
• Things to note, include:
  • Country of citizenship (primary citizenship if you have citizenship in multiple countries)
  • Country that you work and reside in (this determines if you are an international or domestic applicant)

This brief statement (no more than 500 words) should address the reasons you want to be a fellow, including:

• A discussion of your major strengths and unique personal and leadership characteristics
• A description of your experience and contributions in health equity, either in your work or through community or volunteer service. 
• Plans for continued development of your health equity leadership skills after you complete the fellowship. Explain how you will contribute to the development of health equity at the national, regional or local level in conjunction with your employer. Also, how you envision the fellowship experience will affect your overall career goals and direction.

This proposal should describe one health equity project you would like to complete during the fellowship term. The project should focus on a topic that is aligned with issues that you and/or your organization(s) focus on. The project is a key part of the overall leadership learning experience and you will be coached regularly by the AFHE faculty team. Your project description should include the following:

• Introduction, Goal, and Vision (limit 500 words): This section should include an overview of the health equity topic for the project, details of why this is important and the location of the project. What is your goal for this project? What is your hopeful vision of the future and how will your project move you closer to this vision?
• Timeline: Provide a clear, measurable timeline for your project proposal including a completion date. 
• Institutional support: Describe any financial or in‐kind resources your organization will make available to assist you to implement the proposed project during the fellowship. 

• Employer Support Form
• This form must be completed by someone in a direct supervisory role and should confirm your employer’s support of your participation in the fellowship program. By providing us with a completed employer support form, you are confirming your employer’s willingness to assist in your education and professional development as you pursue change leadership for health equity. You must upload a completed Statement of Employer Support form PRIOR to submitting the application.
• Letters of Recommendation (2)
• These should be professional references who are willing to be contacted in the final selection process in addition to providing you a letter of recommendation. At least one of these should be from someone in a direct supervisory role (this can be the same person that receives the employer support form). 
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume

We are dedicated to building a diverse fellowship program and this information will help inform our recruitment efforts. Refusal to provide self-identifying information will not affect your application. Responses will remain confidential within the program.

NOTE:

If you believe you are facing extenuating circumstances that prohibit you from completing certain elements of the application, please contact us directly regarding your concerns and potential accommodation. Your description of extenuating personal circumstances should address why you are unable to submit certain elements of the application. Please note that any such requests should be placed well before the application deadline. Examples include fear of discrimination/personal injury as a result of completing application elements, recent unemployment, and/or other circumstances. If you believe this applies to you, please contact us.