Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Graduate and professional level students
- Students in health-related fields
Other requirements
- Undergraduate junior fellows
Overview
Program Type: Leadership development and service-learning program for students in health-related fields
Geographic Scope: Multiple chapters nationwide; specific chapters include Houston-Galveston (ASFHG) serving Greater Houston and Galveston areas
Eligibility:
- Undergraduate junior fellows
- Graduate and professional level students
- Students in health-related fields
Program Structure:
- Year-long mentored service program
- Small teams of fellows design and implement public health projects
- Focus on benefiting vulnerable and underserved communities
- Includes mentorship, leadership training, and project management development
- Partnership with local community-based organizations
Focus Areas:
- Homeless health
- Mental health
- Children's health
- Women's health
- Refugee and immigrant health
- Environmental health
- Racism and social justice
- Special needs and disability care
Notable Achievements (as of 2022-2023):
- 56,000+ hours of service
- 307 fellows trained
- 12,000+ people served
- 13 chapters nationwide
- Approximately 250 fellows nationally in 2022-2023
- Houston-Galveston chapter mentoring 67 graduate student senior fellows and 11 undergraduate junior fellows
Diversity: Nearly 80% of fellows and scholars are individuals of color; 20% are first-generation college students
Contact Information:
- Houston-Galveston chapter: Executive Director Andrea Link, Board Chair Sean Haley
- Website: schweitzerfellowship.org
What The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2021 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship reported $1,099 in grants for 2022 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2021, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2021
- 3
- Total given
- $54K
- Median grant
- $22K
- Range
- $606–$31K
- By dollars: California 58%, North Carolina 41%, Oklahoma 1%. Top recipient cities: Los Angeles, CA; Davidson, NC; Tulsa, OK.
Example grants
Physicians for Social Responsibility · Los Angeles, CA
During 2021, funds were transferred to chapters that were establishing themselves as…
$31K
North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Inc · Davidson, NC
During 2021, funds were transferred to chapters that were establishing themselves as…
$22K
Tulsa Fellows Program · Tulsa, OK
During 2021, funds were transferred to chapters that were establishing themselves as…
$606
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- Healthcare
- Mental health
- Homeless
- LGBTQ
- Health disparities
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