Fellowship FAQs

Applications for the 2022 Fellowships are open until February 13, 2022. Please check our Apply from the Netherlands pages.

Humanity in Action The Netherlands will contact 2022 applicants by late Februray 2022 to let them know whether they have been selected as a finalist. All finalists will then be interviewed by the Humanity in Action Selection Committee in mid-March. The Selection Committee will announce decisions by email late March the latest.

Yes, applicants applying through the Amsterdam office can apply for the in-person European Fellowship, the virtual Mapping Inequity and Sarajevo Fellowships.

Unfortunately, applicants from the Netherlands cannot apply for the above mentioned Fellowship programs.

The selection process involves two phases. During the first phase, a panel of Humanity in Action staff, Board members and Senior Fellows reads all of the applications and selects a pool of finalists for further review by Humanity in Action’s Selection Committee. During the second phase, the Selection Committee reads and evaluates all finalist applications and conducts group interviews with finalists. All finalists will be interviewed by a small panel of the Selection Committee together with two or three other finalists. The final selections are made based on this second reading and the interview.

No, unfortunately not. All applications must be submitted online in order to be considered eligible.

Please apply at Humanity in Action The Netherlands.

You are eligible to apply if you have been living in the Netherlands for at least two years and are planning to stay here. If you are on a short-term study exchange, you are not eligible.

Please contact the Dutch office at netherlands@humanityinaction.org.

All Humanity in Action Fellowship programs are conducted in English.

Currently enrolled graduate students and PhD students are eligible to apply.

Humanity in Action can support Fellows with visa requirements necessary for participation in the programs. However, it is the full responsibility of Fellows to obtain the visa on their own. Fellows must initiate the process, request supporting documentation from Humanity in Action in a timely fashion and follow through to make sure they receive their visa on time. If you require a visa for your Fellowship, you must begin the process as soon as you are placed in your program country. Humanity in Action will not be responsible for obtaining your visa for you.

Due to the nature of our selection process, we do not provide any feedback on applications. Please reapply if our programs remain of interest to you.

The program dates for the virtual Amsterdam and Sarajevo Fellowships are June 1, 2021, until June 23, 2021.

The Mapping Inequities Fellowship | virtual
June 1 – 17, 2022
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The European Fellowship | in-person in Berlin and Amsterdam*
June 6 – 30, 2022
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The Sarajevo Fellowship | virtual
June 6 – 30, 2022

• Participation in the virtual three-week on-site program
• Ongoing skill-building and training opportunities
• Guidance in developing and executing an individual Action Project
• Upon completion of the Fellowship, participation in a global network of leaders poised to contribute to civic society and exposure to opportunities provided by other Humanity in Action programmings, such as professional fellowships, grant competitions, study trips, international conferences, leadership roles, and speaking engagements.

Humanity in Action Fellowship programs are intense and rigorous.

The in-person program run all day. They usually start around 9 am and end around 5 pm.

The virtual program days usually start at 4 pm CEST (Amsterdam time) and run until 8 pm including breaks and occasional evening programming. Additionally, some of the weekends have structured programming. Active and engaged participation is key to creating a meaningful Fellowship experience and therefore, we advise that the Fellows do not commit to other activities during the program.

In addition to these joint weeks together, the Fellowship comes with an ongoing training program to help Fellows implement their Action Projects, to continue collaborative learning and to keep in touch with the community. These meetings will not exceed 2.5 hours.

Humanity in Action covers the costs of participation and accommodation for Fellows from abroad during the Fellowship programs and many meals.

Humanity in Action does not discriminate based on financial need and will assist Fellows in meeting financial demands of potential international travel to the program.

Fellows are encouraged to bring additional spending money with them to the in-person Fellowship programs to cover off-program expenses such as food and social activities outside of Fellowship programming/on weekends. Additional stipends may be granted on a financial need basis. Humanity in Action recommends the following amounts for each program location for additional spending money:

• European Fellowship program: 450 Euro (for food and social activities)

Please note: Upon acceptance of the Fellowship, all Fellows selected from the Netherlands are obliged to pay €250,00 which will be used for their Action Project. After successful implementation of their Action Project, they will receive €200,00 and €50,00 is a donation to Humanity in Action The Netherlands.

Humanity in Action will provide travel stipends for the journey tro Berlin (European Fellowship) and cover the costs for the excursion to Amsterdam.

Depending on the Fellowship program location, Humanity in Action provides a single meal per full day of programming or time and spending money for meals during the program. Fellows with financial needs participating in some programs are eligible for additional stipends for food and cost of living. Instructions to request these will be shared after the Fellow has accepted their Fellowship.