Deadline: September 19, 2025
Applications are open for the Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at GBHI 2025-2026. Join a diverse community of over 260+ Atlantic Fellows from over 60 countries worldwide dedicated to protecting the world’s aging populations from threats to brain health. The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) provides innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia in their local communities and on a global scale. It is one of seven global Atlantic Fellows programs to promote fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies.
The program is for professionals from a wide range of disciplines, including the arts, sciences, economics, policy, medicine, journalism, community-based practice and much more. Whatever the discipline, they are looking for individuals working in the area of brain health and dementia who have great ideas, enthusiasm and leadership potential.
Fellowship Highlights
- Undertake a 12-month, full-time, paid fellowship based at GBHI at Trinity College Dublin (Trinity) in Ireland or University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in the United States.
- Connect with world-class fellows, faculty, and staff for career-long collaborations in research, clinical practice, and policymaking.
- Embrace a common program structure enriched by the unique aspects and expertise of our two sites.
- Study an interdisciplinary curriculum of neurology, health economics, epidemiology, law and ethics, leadership, health policy, creativity, and research.
- Foster leadership abilities through tailored development programs and hands-on skills training.
- Observe and participate in clinical cases to gain practical insights.
- Receive one-to-one mentoring on projects aimed at advancing brain health.
- Apply for competitively awarded funds for pilot projects.
- Achieve academic distinction with the prestigious Certificate in Equity in Brain Health awarded by UCSF or Trinity.
- Engage with a global community of seven Atlantic Fellows programs to promote fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies.
Benefits
- Curriculum: Fellows participate in interdisciplinary sessions on brain health, dementia, and health equity and gain insights into the lived experiences of people with dementia through observational, case-based, and experiential learning. They develop skills to enhance their ability to secure funding, improve public speaking, and effectively disseminate ideas. Plus, fellows receive leadership training to prepare them to become transformative influences on brain health worldwide.
- Career Development and Pilot funding: Throughout the program and beyond fellows will receive career mentorship from faculty at GBHI and in their local community. Mentors will help fellows to realize their goals and be transformative and will assist them in applying for competitive pilot awards of up to $25,000 to begin an ambitious project in their home community.
- Lifelong Fellowship: Becoming an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at GBHI doesn’t end upon completion of the program. In fact, our fellows become part of a lifelong engaged community which extends and amplifies the impact of the fellowship. The inter professional and interdisciplinary nature of the program encourages collaborations across sectors and each fellow contributes greatly to the cohort through sharing their experience and expertise.
Eligibility
- Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health come from across the globe and are expected to have a meaningful impact in their home communities once the fellowship training year is complete.
- Willingness and availability to complete 12 months of education in residence, full-time, in San Francisco, USA or Dublin, Ireland.
- Long-term commitment to the values, mission, and goals of the program, including a potential pilot project following the fellowship year.
- The ability to bring creative and relevant projects to fruition.
- Ideas that could transform the global brain health environment in vulnerable communities.
- Proficiency in English.
- Successful completion of field-specific terminal degree and associated training as applicable.
- Ability to travel internationally as required.
Application
Application components include:
- Online application
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Statements of Purpose: Applicants will be required to write thoughtful and succinct responses related to their interest in the program and future goals.
- Two letters of support:
- Letters are required to demonstrate regional commitment to an applicant’s success. They are looking for applicants who demonstrate leadership potential and have a support network beyond the Global Brain Health Institute. Specifically, GBHI seeks applicants with robust support networks committed to the future career and ambition of the applicant upon return to the Atlantic Fellow’s home community. These support networks may include current and past partners, institutions, organizations, employers and groups.
- Therefore, at least one letter of reference should be from a current employer, institution, organization or group you have engaged with previously. They expect this letter to articulate support for the application and specifically address the applicant’s leadership potential. In addition, these letters should demonstrate a long-term commitment to supporting the applicant and their work after completion of the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants are advised to request letters of support from their letter writers early. Applicants are responsible for contacting their preferred letter writers directly and must confirm:
- They are willing to write a letter and can submit it online by the noted deadline.
- Their correct email address which is required for this application form.
- They understand the Letters of Support: Guidelines for Writers.
Letter writers will receive an automated email with a link to submit their letter after applicants submit their application.
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