Applications Invited for Novartis Reimagining Healthcare Scholarship 2021

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About the Organization:

One Young World is a UK-based not-for-profit organization that gathers young leaders from around the world to develop solutions to the globe’s most pressing issues. One Young World stages annual summits in different cities where delegates from charities, non-governmental organizations, corporations and universities are joined by world leaders, acting as counsellors.

Novartis Reimagining Healthcare Scholarship 2021

At Novartis, they are reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. Novartis has a rich history spanning over the course of 250 years, developing innovative products to address some of society’s most challenging healthcare issues. Named one of Forbes’s Most Admired Pharmaceutical Companies of 2020, Novartis is a global healthcare company who aims to deliver our therapies to as many people as possible.

Their scholarship supports young social entrepreneurs and their local/global initiatives to help accelerate their leadership journey. This scholarship is for young leaders whose focus is on supporting, advancing, and / or solving issues in the health care space including mental health, like health care professionals, nurses, volunteers of health care organizations, medical students.

Scholars will receive

• Access to the One Young World Summit 2021 in Munich, Germany which takes place from 23 - 26 April.
• Hotel accommodation during the summit
• Travel to and from Munich (economy)
• All meals covered (includes breakfast, lunch and dinner on conference days)
• Transport between Summit accommodation and the Summit venue
• Summit hand-outs and support materials
• Provide a forum to pitch and share your initiatives within the Novartis organization
• A mentorship program with Novartis employee(s)
• Pre-summit meeting or lunch with the OYW Novartis delegation

Selection Process

Novartis will select 10 scholars form a shortlist of candidates provided by One Young World. Candidates will be evaluated based on the following:

• Demonstrated capacity for leadership.
• Evidenced commitment to delivering positive change within healthcare and health based initiatives.
• Have a track record of generating impactful and innovative ideas.
• Addressing key local and/or global health care issues in your work.
• Having a good understanding of global issues.
• Skills: collaborator, creative, enthusiastic, challenges the status quo.
• A pre-selection of the candidates will be done by OYW based on the above criteria. This shortlist of candidates will be invited for an online leadership test (duration: approx. 1 hour), followed by an interview with Novartis representatives.

Eligibility Criteria

• Aged 18 - 30*
• Nationals of all countries are eligible to apply for this scholarship
• Applicants cannot be employed by Novartis
• Applicants must demonstrate positive impact in the healthcare sector in some capacity

Please contact info@oneyoungworld.com

Deadline: 5:00pm BST, 25 September 2020

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