Tulsa — Albert Schweitzer Fellowship

Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship Application · 2027-2028

Application

Apply to the Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship for the 2027–2028 Fellowship year. Applicants may apply individually or with a partner.

Applications close February 14, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Central time.

Are you applying with a partner?

If you are applying with a partner, check this box: your partner completes their own applicant questions in Part 2 before the shared project section, and you answer the project questions together.

Part 1 — First applicant

Applicant 1: Personal Information and Education

First name

Last name

We send your confirmation and resume link here.

Address

Phone

Enrollment

Will you be enrolled in a degree-granting program through April 2028?

Program Year

What year in your degree program will you be during the 2027-2028 academic year?

Graduation Date

When is your expected graduation date?

What is your school?

What is your discipline?

What is your degree program?

Applicant 1: Availability

Fellows are expected to participate in all Fellowship activities through the year (April 2027 – May 2028). This includes attendance at the overnight orientation retreat (April 16-17, 2027), day-long mid-year retreat (October 16, 2027), monthly meetings (3rd Thursday of each month from 5:30-8:30pm, unless otherwise indicated), and two Celebration of Service events (April 28, 2027, and May 4, 2028).

Will you have significant academic, clinical or other responsibilities during the Fellowship year that will impact your ability to participate in the Fellowship? If yes, please explain.

If applicable, please indicate any times you anticipate being out of the area and/or unable to participate in Fellowship activities other than those listed above.

Please list any other scholarly/academic programs, community outreach programs or other relevant programs you are a part of, or plan to apply to, during the Fellowship year.

Applicant 1: Personal and Professional Questions

Why are you applying to the Schweitzer Fellowship? What do you hope to gain from the experience?

Suggested word count: 800.

Please share about a time you have collaborated with others to enact an idea?

Suggested word count: 200.

How do you hope your experience as a Schweitzer Fellow will enhance your ability to build a healthier community?

Suggested word count: 200.

Please share a story about a time you have had to handle tension, conflict or a barrier in your life, work or schooling.

Suggested word count: 200.

What skills and/or experiences do you hope the Fellowship will offer you that will help you grow as a leader?

Suggested word count: 150.

What inspired you to develop your community project idea?

Suggested word count: 200.

Applicant 1: References and Commitment to the Fellowship

Proposed faculty mentor

This individual must hold a faculty position in your program of study and be willing to support you through the Fellowship experience, if you are selected. Please list name, title, email and phone. Describe your relationship to the proposed faculty mentor. Please discuss the mentor role and your intention to apply to the Fellowship with your proposed faculty mentor.

Was artificial intelligence used in the creation of this application? If so, how?

Please list the name, telephone number and a brief description of your relationship to two people who could serve as references for you.

Please upload your Resume in PDF format

PDF format, 10 MB maximum.

Please upload your letter of academic support.

PDF format, 10 MB maximum.

Download the academic support template (PDF)

I acknowledge and agree to the terms and responsibilities of the Schweitzer Fellowship, as outlined below.

If selected to serve as a Schweitzer Fellow, I/we will commit to the following:
a) design and implement a 200 hour (minimum) community-based project;
b) attend an overnight Orientation Retreat (April 16-17, 2027);
c) attend a one day mid-year Retreat (October 16, 2027);
d) attend monthly Fellowship meetings, generally on the third Thursday of each month from 5:30-8:30pm;
e) present at the Year End Celebration event on May 4, 2028.

Part 2 — Second applicant

The second applicant completes these questions separately; the project questions below are completed together.

Applicant 2: Personal Information and Education

First name

Last name

We send your confirmation and resume link here.

Address

Phone

Enrollment

Will you be enrolled in a degree-granting program through April 2028?

Program Year

What year in your degree program will you be during the 2027-2028 academic year?

Graduation Date

When is your expected graduation date?

What is your school?

What is your discipline?

What is your degree program?

Applicant 2: Availability

Will you have significant academic, clinical or other responsibilities during the Fellowship year that will impact your ability to participate in the Fellowship? If yes, please explain.

If applicable, please indicate any times you anticipate being out of the area and/or unable to participate in Fellowship activities other than those listed above.

Please list any other scholarly/academic programs, community outreach programs or other relevant programs you are a part of, or plan to apply to, during the Fellowship year.

Applicant 2: Personal and Professional Questions

Why are you applying to the Schweitzer Fellowship? What do you hope to gain from the experience?

Suggested word count: 800.

Please share about a time you have collaborated with others to enact an idea?

Suggested word count: 200.

How do you hope your experience as a Schweitzer Fellow will enhance your ability to build a healthier community?

Suggested word count: 200.

Please share a story about a time you have had to handle tension, conflict or a barrier in your life, work or schooling.

Suggested word count: 200.

What skills and/or experiences do you hope the Fellowship will offer you that will help you grow as a leader?

Suggested word count: 150.

What inspired you to develop your community project idea?

Suggested word count: 200.

Applicant 2: References and Commitment to the Fellowship

Proposed faculty mentor

Was artificial intelligence used in the creation of this application? If so, how?

Please list the name, telephone number and a brief description of your relationship to two people who could serve as references for you.

Please upload your Resume in PDF format

PDF format, 10 MB maximum.

Please upload your letter of academic support.

PDF format, 10 MB maximum.

Download the academic support template (PDF)

I acknowledge and agree to the terms and responsibilities of the Schweitzer Fellowship, as outlined below.

Project Information

The Schweitzer Fellowship experience is centered around each Fellow’s community project. Schweitzer projects are 200 hours and build on opportunities to improve health for underserved populations. Projects are housed at a local community agency, clinic, school or non-profit organization.

What is your proposed community site?

What opportunities will your project build upon?

This is where you can describe what you already know about the proposed community site and what exists there and in the broader community that will set the stage for your project.

What are three specific outcomes of your proposed project? Who are you hoping your project will impact?

Suggested word count: 200.

Please describe your proposed project

Please include: 1). Your current thinking on how you might achieve these outcomes; 2). How you hope your project will address the opportunity or problem you described above; 3). If you are proposing to continue or expand upon an existing project, please describe your plans.
Suggested word count: 400.

Whose experiences have guided or informed your project idea? How have you centered this idea around those who will benefit the most from this collaboration?

For this question you can describe any meetings, conversations and insights from research that have helped you shape this project idea.
Suggested word count: 200.

What resources will you require to effectively implement your proposed project (examples include materials, supplies, funding, staff time, volunteers)? How might you acquire them, and what resources (including skills and access) do you bring? What potential challenges do you foresee in implementation?

You can include resources that you have already discussed with your proposed community site, for example meeting space. You can also include other resources that will help your project be a success. Our aim with this question is to understand how you are thinking about what it will take to successfully lead your project.
Suggested word count: 200.

How would you apportion your time to conduct your project throughout the Fellowship year? In addition, please include a proposed start and end date.

For example, if you plan to meet weekly with your participants throughout the year, how many meetings would be required to fulfill the hours requirement?
Suggested word count: 200.

Five years from now, how do you hope your project will have contributed to the community in which it is situated?

Suggested word count: 200.

Please list someone at your proposed site who has been your main contact, and would potentially serve in the site mentor role.

Please include Name, Email, and Phone Number of your main contact. If you do not have someone identified, type TBD.

Has the representative above indicated to you that their organization welcomes your proposed project?

“Save & continue later” gives you a private link to finish your application any time before the deadline.