AstraZeneca Young Health Programme Impact Fellowship

This Fellowship focuses on supporting young advocates to create actionable change relating to health equity in their communities by providing funding, learning and development opportunities, and participation in the One Young World Summit.

Selected Fellows will be awarded a fully-funded One Young World Scholarship to attend the 2025 Summit in Munich, Germany. In addition, they will gain exclusive leadership opportunities designed to support their personal and professional growth.

Focus Areas

• AstraZeneca is looking for young leaders from all corners of the world who are committed to advocacy for health equity in at least one of the following focus areas:
  • Non-communicable diseases (NCD) prevention: Working to prevent NCDs among young people by promoting policies that enable healthy lifestyles, with a specific focus on ensuring that efforts are inclusive and accessible to all. Relevant NCD risk factor areas include nutrition, tobacco & alcohol control, physical activity and air quality improvement.
  • Rare disease: Advocating for equitable access to care and enabling policy changes for people living with rare diseases.

Benefits

• Full delegate access to the One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich, Germany 3 – 6 November 2025.
• Return air travel form your home country to Munich (flights in economy only). Flights will be arranged by the OYW delegate services team.
• Private hotel accommodation in Munich checking in on 2 November and checking out on 7 November. Hotel accommodation will be arranged by the OYW delegate services team.
• Catering which includes:
  • Dinner on 2 November
  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 3-6 November
  • Breakfast on 7 November
• Reimbursement of expenses incurred while travelling to and from Munich up to a maximum of £250.
• Reimbursement of the Germany visitor visa application fee of approximately £75.
• Return transfer from Munich International Airport to hotel via public transport.
• The selected Fellows will gain access to networks and development opportunities, enabling them to drive a global health movement led by and for young people:
  • Access to Networks: Participation in the 2025 One Young World Summit and Ambassador Network and access to a YHP Alumni group of other young changemakers who are all passionate about youth health. Selected individuals will also join AstraZeneca’s Young Health Programme Advisory Board which brings together passionate young leaders to accelerate political action on acting early on NCDs and champion policy solutions.
  • Access to Development: Structured learning and development offerings to enable you to scale your impact, including both self-directed and live learning. This includes access to the One Young World Academy, an award-winning mini-MBA programme, and professional training.

Funding Information

• Each selected Fellow will receive a grant of either US$10,000 or US$50,000 (if selected as the Lead 2030 winner for SDG3, for which you will be automatically considered) from AstraZeneca, through their non-profit organisation.
• Fellows are expected to use the grant to implement a project focused on improving youth health within their community.

Eligibility Criteria

• Aged 18 – 30.
• Proficiency in English (speaking, reading, writing).
• Nationals of all countries are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
• Ability to fully participate in-person at the One Young World Summit in Munich, Germany.
• Willingness to share insights, help co-create commitments to action, foster partnerships, and serve as ambassadors of AstraZeneca’s health equity and YHP work where appropriate.
• Access to the internet and a device (computer, phone) that will allow them to participate in live, online Fellowship sessions – this will not be provided to Fellows.

For more information, visit One Young World.