Apply now for Young Health Programme :Impact Fellowship 2023 Scholarship for innovative youth

By collaborating with One Young World, these inspiring young leaders will attend the One Young World Summit 2023 in Belfast, UK, and receive a US $10,000 grant to contribute to a specific project within their eligible non-profit organization. This grant will assist in the development and delivery of effective health promotion programs, with an emphasis on under-resourced and marginalized communities in low- and middle-income countries. They believe that access to networks, development, and funding will lead to a global health movement led by, and for, young people.

 Impact Fellowship provides development opportunities, access to networks, and funding to help the most impactful young health leaders to help them create even more positive change. That’s why they’re creating a bespoke YHP Impact Fellowship which will enable selected young non-profit leaders to receive:

• Access to Networks: Participation in the 2023 One Young World Summit and Ambassador Network, and access to an Alumni group of other young changemakers who are all passionate about NCD prevention
• Access to Development: Structured learning and development offerings to enable you to scale your impact, including both self-directed and live learning. This includes access to the One Young World Academy, an award-winning MBA program with university accreditation, and professional training.
• Access to Funding: All Fellows will be expected to manage a community project that aims to improve youth health and prevent NCDs in their community. To enable this, AstraZeneca’s YHP will be awarded US $10,000 grants to each of the non-profit organizations led by the Fellows

This Fellowship is powered by and delivered in partnership with AstraZeneca’s Young Health Programme (YHP). The YHP is a core part of AstraZeneca’s sustainability ambition to use its capabilities to make a meaningful impact where society needs it – health. The YHP is a global disease prevention program with a unique focus on young people aged 10 to 24, living in vulnerable environments and under-resourced settings around the world. The YHP aims to prevent the most common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, type II diabetes, heart disease, and respiratory disease by addressing the primary risk factors – tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and exposure to air pollution.

YHP activities support the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal Target 3.4 – to reduce premature deaths linked to NCDs by one-third by 2030.

Funding Benefits for the Young Health Programme

• Full delegate access to the One Young World Summit 2023 in Belfast, United Kingdom, from 2 – 5 October 2023.
• Return air travel from your home country to Belfast (flights in economy only). Flights will be arranged by the OYW delegate services team.
• Hotel accommodation in Belfast checking in on 1 October and checking out on 6 October. Hotel accommodation will be arranged by the OYW delegate services team.
• Catering which includes:
  • Dinner on 2 October.
  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 3 to 5 October
  • Breakfast on 6 October
• A per diem of up to £48 per day spent traveling to Belfast and on the ‘pre’ and ‘post’ Summit days of 1, 2, and 6 October.
• Reimbursement of the UK visitor visa application fee of £105 (if applicable)
• Return transfer from airport to hotel via public transport
• Access to the AstraZeneca Young Health Programme Scholarship’s pre-program on 2 October.
• Access to AstraZeneca’s YHP Impact Fellowship. The Fellowship will provide a combination of live and self-taught learning and development opportunities throughout the year to help Scholars scale their impact. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • Access to the One Young World Academy for 1 year. The OYW Academy is an online learning experience, that helps young leaders tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the world by learning from world-renowned subject matter experts and gaining tools.
  • Participation in an award-winning online mini-MBA program, complete with a University accreditation and 12 months of material access.
  • Learning and development opportunities related to NCD prevention and professional skills.
• Invitation to join the YHP Alumni Group and network with other young health leaders from around the world, after attending the OYW Summit
• Please note: AstraZeneca’s YHP also supports a One Young World Lead2030 Challenge tackling non-communicable diseases among young people. Individuals can apply for both opportunities but may only be selected for one.

Eligibility Criteria

• Aged 18 – 30.
• Nationals of all non-sanctioned countries are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
• Applicants must demonstrate a positive impact related to tackling non-communicable diseases among youth.
• Access to the internet and a device (computer, phone) that will allow them to participate in life, and online Fellowship sessions – this will not be provided to Fellows.
• Applicants must be founders or leaders of registered non-profit organizations that meet the following criteria:
  • Have been registered and operational for at least 3 full years.
  • Have had total reported income in the last financial year of more than USD$10,000 and less than USD$1,000,000.
  • Are ‘funding-ready’ and able to provide appropriate documentation (in English) to AstraZeneca’s grant-making partner at the Charities Aid Foundation to verify their organization’s charitable status, governance, and financial situation. This process usually takes 3-6 months to complete and will begin once Fellows are selected. If the required documentation is not available, it may impact the ability of the organization to receive the grant and the Fellowship may be withdrawn. They aim for all grants to be dispersed by October 2023, and projects to start between October 2023 and April 2024. All projects must end by December 2024.
  • Operate in under-resourced communities. These are likely to be in low-income or lower-middle-income countries or settings.
• Applicants must be able to propose a 6-12 month project that:
  • Empowers young people (aged 12-24) to manage their health in order to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in their community.
  • Focuses on tackling the five major NCD risk factor / behavioral risk areas (tobacco use, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diets, and air pollution) which contribute to NCDs (cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancer, type II diabetes)
  • Is inclusive and non-discriminatory in its approach, working with marginalized or vulnerable young people
  • Is measured and is able to demonstrate impact. Organizations must provide an end-of-year and end-of-grant report including, but not limited to, the total number of young people reached directly, change/improvement over time, lessons learned, and impact.
  • Begins after October 2023 and will be completed by December 2024.

Selection Process

• One Young World will evaluate applications according to the following criteria:
  • Evidenced commitment to addressing non-communicable diseases in a local, national, or global community, with a specific focus on child and adolescent health and/or disease prevention and/or social determinants of health programming.
  • Leadership ability in championing and galvanizing stakeholders around their chosen cause or issue.
  • A capacity for innovation and problem-solving that is entrepreneurial and values-driven.
  • Concern for local and global issues.
  • Experience in working towards a shared goal through teamwork and collaboration.
  • Potential for future impact or ability to scale up their work through attendance at the Summit and receiving the grant.
• A shortlist of candidates identified by One Young World will advance to an assessment process conducted by the YHP, from which 7 Impact Fellowship recipients will be selected.
• Upon selection, the 7 selected recipients will undergo verification through the Charities Aid Foundation to ensure that the individual organizations are eligible to receive the grant.

To Apply
To apply for the Young Health Programme Follow the online application link