Samya Rose Stumo Memorial Fellowship for Global Health

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The advancement of women leaders in the health sector is essential to achieving the global health impact needed to sustain our planet. The Samya Stumo Fellowship is a 1-year paid fellowship which serves as an avenue for young entrepreneurs to launch their revolutionary ideas to make global health more equitable. The fellowship exists to unequivocally give brilliant young women around the world the exposure, tools, funding, and mentorship needed to advance their concepts, and build their careers.

HISTORY/BACKGROUND

Samya Stumo was an emerging leader in global health. As described by her family, “Samya was passionate about revolutionizing global health, especially reducing inequalities and fostering empowerment for women and girls. She cared most about treating all people and patients as human beings, particularly in the context of their culture, family, and individuality. Samya was infectiously vibrant, intensely curious, and lived her life to the fullest. She had leadership potential, compassion, and intellectual rigor.” Samya died tragically at age 24 in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 on March 10, 2019. Despite being an early career professional, Samya made a lasting impact within the global health realm. During her time at ThinkWell, she was dedicated to achieving universal health coverage, including improving access and quality to those in greatest need.

Samya’s family and ThinkWell Institute (ThinkWell) colleagues created the Samya Stumo fellowship program in her memory to provide professional growth opportunities for exceptionally talented young women who want to make improvements in health systems. This fellowship identifies and accelerates the trajectory of emerging female entrepreneurs and serve as an avenue to develop their ideas.

The Fellowship is in its second year and serves fellows in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Philippines. Selected fellows will work with ThinkWell employees for a 12-month period.

The fellowship is implemented by the ThinkWell Institute, a 501(c)(3), and is governed by the Stumo family.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The Samya Rose Stumo Memorial Fellowship for Global Health is for exceptional young women change-makers who have inventive ideas that look to revolutionize global health. The fellowship will support the entrepreneurial ideas of young women who may otherwise have never had the opportunity. ThinkWell will offer a platform to inspire fellows, incubate their ideas, and launch their careers.

ThinkWell wants to help emerging women leaders identify a need for improved health outcomes in their own community and mentor them to create a model for change. Fellows will dedicate a year of their lives to develop this model. The model could have one or more of the following components:

A BUSINESS or operating model
Harnessing the COLLECTIVE energy in the community
Developing ADVOCACY tools
Community EDUCATION
POLICY recommendations
Fellows will be part of a cohort where they will be mentored by leading ThinkWell global health experts, learn how to problem solve health systems challenges, and build their own professional networks.

The fellowship experience will include:

In Country mentorship guidance from ThinkWell’s leading global health experts
Weekly virtual classes and mentorship on business skills and entrepreneurship
Workshops and lectures from prominent global health leaders
A monthly stipend to support their work and professional development
ELIGIBILITY

We seek applications from women who want to pursue work in global health, have demonstrated leadership in their communities, and are interested improving health outcomes in their communities. Individuals must be willing to commit one year to this fellowship as their primary activity (40hrs/wk). The fellowship stipend is meant to be equivalent to a full-time employment ---------- dividuals must embody ThinkWell's core values, exhibit professional excellence and potential, and share our belief that every citizen deserves access to affordable, quality health services.

ThinkWell Core Values are:

Think big
Influence the conversation
Empower others
Be exceptional
Always question
Relate authentically
Evolve by learning
Individuals Shall:

Be able to verbally communicate in English
Have the capacity to dedicate approximately 40 hours a week to this project
Be available for meetings outside standard working hours to accommodate global timeframes
Be authorized to work in specific country
This fellowship does not offer allowances
The fellowship will accept promising women applicants from Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Philippines.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested individuals are encouraged to apply by sending:

CV outlining education, experience, and accomplishments
1 letter of recommendation describing how the candidate exemplifies strong merits and commitment to the field of global health
A 1–2-page (single spaced) statement of interest about a project for improved health outcomes in their community/country.
Guiding format below:
Problem Statement: Identify a health problem you are interested in exploring in your community/county
Research Methods: Describe the types of research methods you may want to use for your project
Outline Model for Change: Outline possible avenues you'd explore as a potential solution. Solutions can include:
A BUSINESS or operating model
Harnessing the COLLECTIVE energy in the community
Developing ADVOCACY tools
Community EDUCATION
POLICY recommendations
Potential Partners: Share with us the types of partners you aspire to work with to bring your model to life. Examples of potential partners can range from local community members and community NGO’s/businesses to government organizations and international ---------- ended Impact: Describe the potential impact and reach you want to make within your community
Answers to the following questions (suggested 250 words per question)
Which professional accomplishments to date are you proudest of?
What are your professional goals for the next several years?
How would this opportunity advance your goals?
The deadline for 2022-2023 Fellowship applications is June 3rd, 2022.

All application materials need to be in English – although letters of recommendation can be in any language appropriate to the community. Incomplete or late applications will not be ---------- LECTION PROCESS

Applications will be reviewed and selected by ThinkWell and the Stumo family. Shortlisted fellows will be invited for an interview. Selected fellowship recipients will be notified by the first week of August.