For more information and help on the application process please contact Emira Ibrahimpasic at eibrahimpasic3@unl.edu.
Humanity in Action Fellowship programs in Europe
May 26, 2017: U.S. Fellows arrive in Europe.
May 26–June 24, 2017: Fellowship programs take place in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Sarajevo and Warsaw.
June 25, 2017: Fellows depart from the program.
John Lewis Fellowship in the United States
July 5-30, 2017: John Lewis Fellowship runs in Atlanta, Georgia.
Intensive and demanding, the Humanity in Action Fellowship brings together international groups of college students and recent graduates to explore national histories of discrimination and resistance—including the political foundations of racial hierarchies, Antisemitism, Islamophobia and colonial domination—as they affect different minority groups today. The Fellowship seeks to educate, connect and inspire the world's future leaders in the fields of human rights and social justice.
Educate: Each Fellowship program is highly interdisciplinary and features lectures and discussions with renowned academics, journalists, politicians and activists, as well as site visits to government agencies, non-profit and community organizations, museums and memorials. The programs seek to highlight different models of action to remedy injustice. They also aim to instill a responsibility among Fellows to recognize and address the need to protect minorities and promote human rights—in their own communities and around the world.
Connect: The objective of the Humanity in Action Fellowship is to facilitate a collective exploration of the social and political roots of discrimination, as well as to create a forum where potential solutions can be considered and discussed. Within this forum, Fellows from diverse backgrounds connect with one another and with established leaders who serve as program speakers. Additionally, Senior Fellows, the alumni of the Humanity in Action Fellowship, participate in Humanity in Action's international network. Fellows have access to HIA Connect, an online platform where Humanity in Action's network of more than 1,600 Fellows and Senior Fellows connect, share information and remain active in the issues addressed during the Fellowship.
Inspire: After completing the Humanity in Action Fellowship, Fellows have one year to initiate Action Projects on important issues within their own communities. These Action Projects allow Fellows to apply the knowledge and skills they gained from their Fellowship experiences. To support the professional growth of its Fellows beyond their Fellowship experience, Humanity in Action also offers ongoing opportunities, including professional fellowships in the US Congress and European Parliament as well as annual international conferences and study trips.
A Note on Humanity in Action's Focus
Humanity in Action's programs concern human rights generally, but they focus specifically on the relationship between majority and minority groups in the countries in which the programs take place: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland.
The John Lewis Fellowship, the American program, focuses on issues of diversity within the United States, with a particular emphases on Atlanta, the American South and the Civil Rights Movement.
Before applying, be sure to read our Fellowship Focus page.
Fellowship Curriculum
The Humanity in Action Fellowship programs in Europe explore Europe’s unique history during the Second World War and the Holocaust along with present-day tensions related to minority groups in the continent. Key areas of inquiry include national identity, immigration, xenophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, racism, political extremism and discrimination of Roma – all seen through the specific lens of each of the six countries.
The John Lewis Fellowship explores America’s unique history of diversity, immigration and civil rights along with present-day tensions related to minorities across the country. Key areas of inquiry include race and racism, immigration, national identity, Native American issues and the relationship between civil rights and human rights.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Humanity in Action Fellowship must be currently enrolled undergraduate students (sophomores, juniors and seniors) or recent graduates. For the 2017 Fellowship, we define recent graduates as individuals from the undergraduate classes of 2015 and 2016 at accredited, four-year undergraduate colleges or universities in the United States. Applicants of minority backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
If you are an American citizen studying at a foreign university, you are eligible to apply to the Humanity in Action Fellowship through the United States. If you are an American student studying at a university in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands or Poland, you may be eligible to apply through the Humanity in Action offices in those countries. Please contact those offices directly to confirm your eligibility.
If you are a non-US citizen studying at a university in the United States, you are eligible to apply to the Humanity in Action Fellowship through the US office.
Applicants may not apply to a program in a specific country and cannot choose their city of participation.
More details at: http://www.humanityinaction.org/pages/91-call-for-applications