AstraZeneca Young Health Programme Impact Fellowship | 2025

Are you a passionate young leader actively involved in advocating for greater health equity within your community?

Are you leading projects within a registered non-profit organisation?

Are you ready to be part of a global network with other young people who are creating positive change for the future?

AstraZeneca is looking for passionate, driven young leaders to join their 2025 Young Health Programme (YHP) 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, a US $10,000 grant (or US $50,000 if chosen as a Lead2030 Challenge* winner) to implement a project through their eligible non-profit organisation. In addition, they will gain exclusive leadership opportunities designed to support their personal and professional growth.

Who are we looking for?

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.

About the Fellowship

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.
  • Access to Funding: Each selected Fellow will receive a grant of either US $10,000 or US $50,000 (if selected as the Lead2030 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.

*Please note: AstraZeneca’s YHP also supports a One Young World Lead2030 Challenge. Eligible individuals applying for the YHP Impact Fellowship will be automatically considered for the Lead2030 Challenge.

Background

AstraZeneca recognises that prioritising prevention is essential if we are to meet the increasing demand for healthcare services and improve equitable outcomes. We need a fundamental shift from ‘sick care’ to health care, gearing our health systems to act earlier to prevent, and enable access to health education, literacy, and health empowerment.

AstraZeneca’s Young Health Programme (YHP) aims to empower young people to make more informed choices about their health and catalyse a global, youth-led advocacy movement. Their YHP is now active in over 40 countries worldwide, combining community programmes, research, advocacy and supporting the development of young leaders, with a focus on underserved communities. The YHP aims to prevent the most common NCDs such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and respiratory disease.

Since 2016, AstraZeneca, through its YHP, has partnered with One Young World to identify and empower young leaders who are advocating for a positive impact on youth health in their communities. Learn more about the Young Health Programme here.

YHP activities support the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal Target 3.4 – to reduce premature deaths linked to NCDs by one third by 2030.

Application Deadline:

17 April 2025

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