Within the Fellowship, successful applicants are expected to complete work prior to, during and after the three-week program. This includes a commitment to arriving to the program well-prepared, being present for the full duration of the program and implementing an Action Project in their own communities within the remaining months of the Fellowship.
Applications for the 2023 Fellowship are now closed.
Our 2019 Fellows in Amsterdam.
All Fellows receive a reading list in advance of the virtual programs. Humanity in Action expects its Fellows to have read and engaged with the texts by the time the Fellowship programs kick off. The reading materials serve as background information and will not be separately discussed in the programs. Fellows are also expected to join a call with their entire cohort and Director within a month prior to the virtual program to discuss the Fellowship and common questions.
As a part of the Fellowship, Fellows commit to fully participate in an intensive three-week educational program as well as the follow-up sessions geared toward Action Project implementation. The Humanity in Action Fellowship programs are intensely challenging on an intellectual, social and emotional level. Full-time commitment is required from every participant during the three weeks of the programs. We expect respectful debate and dissent as minority opinions are aired.
Our Fellows demonstrate openness, humility, and a readiness to challenge one’s own preconceptions.
To probe these matters and engage in learning and growth, the programs expect and require maturity, openness, dedication, and a generosity of spirit from each of the Fellows.
As a requirement of participation, Fellows are obligated to conduct a hands-on outreach initiative, an Action Project, in their own communities. The initiative should reflect the Humanity in Action Fellowship experience. Action Projects are executed within eleven months after the three-week educational portion of the Fellowship ends at the Fellows’ own pace. The intensity of the part-time commitment will depend on the scope and duration of the project.
Our Fellows are committed to a continued civic engagement to mediate contemporary socio-political tensions and realities.
For their Action Projects, past Fellows engaged in community organizing, created films, hosted workshops, presented at conferences, or started organizations. Humanity in Action staff offer guidance to Fellows as they work to complete their Action Projects.
Action Projects and Action Project Lab Series
Action Projects are as diverse as Humanity in Action Fellows. Fellows apply their new knowledge and perspectives to the communities they impact—in whatever format they find meaningful. Planning for the Action Project begins during the immersive Fellowship month, through workshops and collaborative discussion.
From September 2023 to May 2024, Fellows meet virtually for the Action Project Lab Series, an online training program designed to assist all Fellows plan and implement their projects.
Action Project Lab Dates:
Further updates on the focus of each Action Project Lab will be provided in the near future.
Fellows who successfully complete the program and implement their Action Projects are invited to join the Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Network. Senior Fellows are offered a wide range of opportunities to take part in – conferences, professional Fellowships, leadership training, study trips, seminars, grant competitions, and access to our alumni network where everything from job postings to couch-surfing opportunities are shared.
Recognizing that police violence has lasting mental health impacts, Donovan Williams collected resources to combat it with his Action Project.
As her Action Project, Mneera Abdullah Saud created a peer-led community healing project for survivors of sexual violence.
Austin Wu helps form the Raise It Up Ride to inform residents of an Iowa town of its history.
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Every year, new Humanity in Action Fellows come together in five cities across Europe and the United States to study how and why people confront intolerance and protect democratic values.
