{"id":5162,"date":"2025-09-11T10:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/?page_id=5162"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:45:49","slug":"fellow-and-scholar-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/fellow-and-scholar-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellow and Scholar Info"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Albert Schweitzer fellowship<\/h1><\/div>

Fellow & Scholar Info<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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What is the<\/div><\/div>

ASFHG?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston-Galveston (ASFHG) is a year-long service learning program for graduate and undergraduate students in health-allied fields focusing on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a hands-on, community-based project through mentored direct service and a robust educational component. Projects are conducted in collaboration with partner agencies in various areas of Texas to address various health needs of local communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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What is the<\/div><\/div>

ASFHG?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston-Galveston (ASFHG) is a year-long service learning program for graduate and undergraduate students in health-allied fields focusing on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a hands-on, community-based project through mentored direct service and a robust educational component. Projects are conducted in collaboration with partner agencies in various areas of Texas to address various health needs of local communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Structure of the Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each year a cohort of graduate-level Fellows are selected via partnerships with our Consortium Schools. Individuals can apply as one of three options:<\/p>\n

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  • Junior Fellow: Undergraduate student<\/li>\n
  • Senior Fellow: Graduate student<\/li>\n
  • Schweitzer Scholar: Pediatric residents and fellows of Texas Children\u2019s Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The program includes 10 didactic sessions that encompass our core competencies of leadership, including skill building, best practices, and peer mentoring.<\/p>\n

    Fellow Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Fellows must complete a community-based project with the following mandatory number of service hours:<\/p>\n

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    • Junior Fellows must complete at least 100 hours of service<\/li>\n
    • Senior Fellows must complete at least 200 hours of service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Other requirements include:<\/p>\n

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      • Structured ongoing meetings and communication with a team of mentors, including the Academic Mentor, Site Mentor, and Public Health Mentor<\/li>\n
      • Submit monthly reports and a written final report on the Fellow\u2019s project<\/li>\n
      • 2-hour in-person monthly peer-cohort meetings on weekday evenings<\/li>\n
      • Facilitate an informational session about the Schweitzer Fellows Program at the Fellow\u2019s home institution<\/li>\n
      • Special Events\n
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        • Mandatory full-day orientation<\/li>\n
        • Mandatory Evening of Difference to present the Fellow\u2019s project and celebrate the end of the Year of Service<\/li>\n
        • Optional Celebration of Service Luncheon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Scholar Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Scholars must complete a community-based project with at least 100 hours of service. Other requirements include:<\/p>\n

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          • Structured ongoing monthly check-ins with Scholars Program Director<\/li>\n
          • Facilitate two (2) meetings with a team of mentors, including Academic Mentor, Site Mentor, and the Scholars Program Director<\/li>\n
          • Attend any Scholar-specific workshops or activities, as planned, and will be communicated to Scholars at least six months in advance<\/li>\n
          • Special Events\n
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            • Participate in the Evening of Difference to present the Scholar\u2019s project and celebrate the end of the Year of Service<\/li>\n
            • Optional Celebration of Service Luncheon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Stipends<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • Junior Fellows receive $650 each<\/li>\n
              • Senior Fellows and Scholars receive $1000 each<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Fellow & Scholar Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n

                In addition to mentorship and leadership development, the Fellowship and Schweitzer Scholars Program has multiple benefits:<\/p>\n

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                • Have a direct impact on the local community<\/li>\n
                • Gain valuable experience navigating the dynamics of community-engaged work and important leadership skills<\/li>\n
                • Opportunities to present projects as scholarly work<\/li>\n
                • Network with a multidisciplinary cohort of Fellows and Scholars, partner agencies, and affiliates of the Fellowship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5162","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5162"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5516,"href":"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5162\/revisions\/5516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsoon.dev\/projects\/schweitzer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}