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Senior Fellow Community

The Senior Fellow community is the heart of the Humanity in Action alumni network.

Once our Fellows have completed their Fellowship program and conducted an Action Project in their own community, they are invited to join the international Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Community. Our over 2,850 Fellows and Senior Fellows work around the world, across many different industries including government, journalism, medicine, law, education, the arts, business and grassroots action. More Senior Fellows than not stay engaged with Humanity in Action and support one another.

Placing Denmark's realities in the historical events of the flight and rescue of the Danish Jews in October 1943

After their year of study and action, our Fellows are invited to become Senior Fellows in the Humanity in Action network. The initial Fellowship program is only the opening phase of a long-term commitment to the values around Humanity in Action and involvement in the activities of our international Senior Fellow community.

Over 2,850 individuals with diverse identities, visions, backgrounds, and competences form an inspiring, empathic and resourceful community.

As Senior Fellows, our alumni have access to

  • each other;
  • tailored networking opportunities such as local Senior Fellow meetings and access to HIA Connect, our community-wide intraweb;
  • educational opportunities such as international conferences, study trips and workshops on a range of topics such as migration to Europe or social entrepreneurship in Detroit;
  • professional opportunities including internship programs at the European Parliament, the US Congress and non-profit organizations;
  • and civic and entrepreneurial opportunities like our grant competitions that are designed to allow our alumni to translate their ideas for civic action into reality.

Senior Fellow Opportunities

Based on our belief in life-long learning and civic engagement, we create a wide range of educational, career and grants opportunities to support the personal and professional growth of our Senior Fellows.

Words about our Community

“I support Humanity in Action because Humanity in Action supported me. It offered me a community of like-minded humanists when I didn’t have one, encouraged me to pursue my passion for social justice when others were trying to persuade me to abandon it, and accepted and loved me when I wasn’t even sure how to do that myself.”

 

Danielle Goonan (2009 New York Fellowship)

2022 Senior Fellow Giving Campaign

In the upcoming year, we are looking forward to new programs and events for our Senior Fellows, Fellows, and friends of Humanity in Action. We are launching the Senior Fellow Giving Campaign with the goal of raising $40,000. We hope you will support us in achieving our fundraising goals so that we can continue growing and strengthening our community. We are looking forward to new events, programs, grants, films and, international opportunities for our Senior Fellows and Fellows. We aim to continue growing Humanity in Action both in person and virtually, and we hope you will join us on this endeavor. We ask our alumni to support us in creating opportunities for emerging leaders to ultimately create a more just world.

Become a Fellow

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.

01 Year duration

05 Locations

93 Fellows per year