Become a Fellow

Depending on where you are located, you may be able to apply to different Fellowship programs.

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

Interested in becoming a Humanity in Action Fellow?

Our 2022 Fellowship Programs

Applications for the 2022 Fellowship are now open until February 13, 2022.

The Humanity in Action journey begins with a year-long Fellowship – an intense period in the summer and an ongoing training program throughout the fall and winter.

  • The Mapping Inequities Fellowship: June 1 – 17, 2022 | virtual Fellowship
  • The European, Copenhagen and Warsaw Fellowships: June 6 – June 30, 2022 | in-person Fellowships*
  • The Sarajevo Fellowship: June 6 – June 30, 2022 | virtual Fellowship

*Due to COVID-19, we reserve the right to modify or cancel the program for reasons beyond our control.

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.

 

Required Eligibility Criteria

  • You speak English fluently (all programs are conducted in English)
  • You must fit one of the below:
    • You are a current, full-time student in an accredited college or university located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Poland, the Netherlands, Ukraine or the United States.
    • You are a recent graduate of a college or university in any of the above mentioned countries. Recent graduates include those who graduated in the two years preceding the Fellowship.
    • You grew up in or are a citizen* of any of the above-mentioned countries and study at a university in any country of the world.

*Some exceptions exist within each country’s specific pages for newcomers, non-citizen residents. Please select the country below that you think most appropriately fits your eligibility to learn more.

What else are we looking for?

  • People we accept to our Fellowships are reflective and self-reflective, critical and self-critical. They demonstrate openness, humility, and a readiness to challenge their own preconceptions.
  • Successful candidates are willing to engage in difficult yet constructive and meaningful dialogue. They appreciate the complex interweaving of many identities and perspectives.
  • Future Fellows need to be comfortable with feeling uncomfortable and allow space for misunderstanding and mistakes in the process of learning. They acknowledge others’ learning and healing processes.

Interested in joining our community? Learn more about your country’s application process below.

Applying from Bosnia & Herzegovina

Programs you can apply to

If you are a student or recent graduate in/from Bosnia & Herzegovina, you have to apply through our Sarajevo office. As a Bosnian based applicant you can apply to the Copenhagen Fellowship, the Sarajevo Fellowship, and the Mapping Inequities Fellowship.

Explore social justice issues in Copenhagen and discover how Danish society is grappling with its colonial past in the Copenhagen Fellowship program. Or if you are interested in mapping social inequities, join our brand new virtual Fellowship with a transatlantic crowd of Fellows. Or help Fellows from abroad discover how transitional justice plays out in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Fellow in the Sarajevo Fellowship program and find out new things you about your home country. In any case, you will find a community of dedicated Fellows and Senior Fellows to spend the summer with.

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Applying from Denmark

Programs you can apply to

If you are a student or recent graduate in/from Denmark, you have to apply through our Copenhagen office. As a Danish based applicant you can apply to the Copenhagen Fellowship, the European Fellowship, the Sarajevo Fellowship, and the Mapping Inequities Fellowship.

Dive into transitional justice questions in Sarajevo, into history and remembrance in Germany and the Netherlands, or if you are interested in mapping social inequities, join our brand new virtual Fellowship with a transatlantic crowd of Fellows. You can also discover how Danish society is grappling with its colonial past in the Copenhagen Fellowship program. In any case, you will find a community of dedicated Fellows and Senior Fellows to spend the summer with.

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Applying from France

Programs you can apply to

If you are a student or recent graduate in/from France, you need to apply through our Berlin office. As a France based applicant you can apply to the European Fellowship in Berlin (with an excursion to Amsterdam).

Explore history and remembrance in societies abroad and contrast them to your experience in France. There is something to be brought back home from Berlin and Amsterdam in terms of lessons in human and minority rights. And Fellows in this program will be enriched by the experiences from Greece.

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Applying from Germany

Programs you can apply to

If you are a student or recent graduate in/from Germany, you need to apply through our Berlin office. As a German or Germany based applicant you can apply to the Mapping Injustices Fellowship, the European Fellowship (Berlin | Amsterdam), the Copenhagen Fellowship, the Sarajevo Fellowship, and the Warsaw Fellowship.

Dive into history and remembrance in Germany and the Netherlands to have a more nuanced understanding of the present in the European Fellowship. Learn about how formerly socialist-run countries dealt with deep transformation processes after the Iron Curtain fell in Warsaw. Understand the dynamics of transitional justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Find out what Denmark is grappling with in terms of its colonial past. If you are interested in mapping social inequities, join our brand new virtual Fellowship with a transatlantic crowd of Fellows.

If you live in Germany (and have done so for at least two years), you need not have German citizenship in order to apply but speak the language fluently. If you recently came to Germany as a refugee and have lived in the country for at least 12 month, you can apply too. In the latter case, please reach out to our Program Director Lisa Ama Schrade.

In all of these Fellowship programs, you will find a community of dedicated Fellows and Senior Fellows to virtually spend the summer with.

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Applying from Greece

Programs you can apply to

If you are a student or recent graduate in/from Greece, you need to apply through our Berlin office. As a Greece based applicant you can apply to the European Fellowship.

Explore social justice issues and ruptures in societies abroad and contrast them to your experience in Greece. There is something to be brought back home from Berlin and Amsterdam in terms of lessons in human and minority rights. And Fellows in this program will be enriched by the experiences from Greece.

Ready to apply? >

Applying from The Netherlands

Programs you can apply to

If you are a student or recent graduate in/from the Netherlands, you need to apply through our Amsterdam office. As a Dutch or Netherlands based applicant you can apply to the Mapping Injustices Fellowship, the European Fellowship (Berlin | Amsterdam), and the Sarajevo Fellowship.

Dive into history and remembrance in Germany and the Netherlands to have a more nuanced understanding of the present in the European Fellowship. Learn about how formerly socialist-run countries dealt with deep transformation processes after the Iron Curtain fell in Warsaw. Understand the dynamics of transitional justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Find out what Denmark is grappling with in terms of its colonial past. If you are interested in mapping social inequities, join our brand new virtual Fellowship with a transatlantic crowd of Fellows.

If you live in Germany (and have done so for at least two years), you need not have German citizenship in order to apply but speak the language fluently. If you recently came to Germany as a refugee and have lived in the country for at least 12 month, you can apply too. In the latter case, please reach out to our Program Director Lisa Ama Schrade.

In all of these Fellowship programs, you will find a community of dedicated Fellows and Senior Fellows to virtually spend the summer with.

Ready to apply? >

Applying from Poland

Programs you can apply to

If you are a student or recent graduate in/from Poland, you have to apply through our warsaw office. As a Polish based aplicant you can apply to the Warsaw Fellowship, the European Fellowship, the Sarajevo Fellowship, and the Mapping Inequities Fellowship.

Be a partner in explaining Polish society to Fellows from abroad. Learn what keeps Bosnian society together and what tears it apart. Dive into history and remembrance in Germany and the Netherlands to have a more nuanced understanding of the present, or, if you are interested in mapping social inequities, join our brand new virtual Fellowship with a transatlantic crowd of Fellows. In any case, you will find a community of dedicated Fellows and Senior Fellows to spend the summer with.

 

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Applying from Ukraine

Programs you can apply to

If you are a student or recent graduate in/from Ukraine, you have to apply through our Warsaw office. As a Ukrainian based applicant you can apply to the Warsaw Fellowship.

Join other European and US-American Fellows and discuss about present human rights and social justice issues in Poland. Contribute your own experiences in Ukraine and contrast them with realities in the host country. Fellows in the Warsaw program will be enriched by the multitude of voices around the table.

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Applying from United States

Programs you can apply to

If you are a student or recent graduate in/from the US, you have to apply through our New York office. As a US based applicant you can apply to the Copenhagen Fellowship, the Sarajevo Fellowship, the Warsaw Fellowship, and the Mapping Inequities Fellowship.

Learn about how formerly socialist-run countries dealt with deep transformation processes after the Iron Curtain fell in Warsaw. Understand the dynamics of transitional justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Find out what Denmark is grappling with in terms of its colonial past. Or, if you are interested in mapping social inequities, join our brand new virtual Fellowship with a transatlantic crowd of Fellows. In any case, you will find a community of dedicated Fellows and Senior Fellows to spend the summer with.

Ready to apply? >