Chilombo Scholars Program


ABOUT THE CHILOMBO SCHOLARS PROGRAM
The Chilombo Scholars Program by Chilombo Global Career Services was a 10-week summer applied experience program for students and recent graduates (undergraduate and graduate level) of Black/African Descent with a background in public health. The program consists of 4 components:
- Paid Work Experiences: Scholars will be paid a total of $1200 ($12/hour for 10 hours a week, which includes 1 week of paid time off)
- Professional Development Sessions
- One on One Career Coaching
- Group-Check-ins/Guest Speakers
Positions may be focused in the following areas:
- grant/ proposal writing
- program planning & implementation
- report writing
- data analysis/visualization
- research, literature reviews
- implementing health education lessons
- curriculum development
- community outreach
2021 CHILOMBO SCHOLARS & NONPROFIT PARTNERS
Kendra Hester; Research and Social Media Intern at Project: Life’s Journey, presenting: Assessing STD Prevention and Promotion Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Virginia
Romae Morgan, MPH; Community Engagement Intern at Black Health Commission presenting: Community Engagement is a Full Movie Production.
Mariama Stevenson; Community Chapter Intern at A Friend of Mind presenting: Breaking Mental Health Stigma in the Muslim Community.
Elizabeth Seymour, Public Health Research Intern at Diversity in Diabetes presenting: #seecolor.
Brianna Hanson, MPH; Just Health Fellow at Girl Plus Environment (Formerly Millennials 4 Environmental Justice) presenting: Something to Chew On: An Overview of the Food 4 Thought Digital Campaign.
CHILOMBO SCHOLARS TIMELINE
We strived to make this process as transparent as possible- below is the timeline for Summer 2021.
CHILOMBO SCHOLARS TIMELINE 2021
- March 1, 2021: Nonprofits Applications Open
- March 17, 2021: Nonprofits Applications due
- March 23, 2021: Scholars Applications Open
- March 31, 2021: Nonprofits informed of acceptance
- April 6, 2021: Scholars Applications due
- April 16-20, 2021: Scholars that make it to next round hear from nonprofits about scheduling interviews
- April 19-April 30, 2021: Scholars conduct interviews with nonprofits
- May 7, 2021: Matching preferences are due to Chilombo Careers
- May 10, 2021: Nonprofits & Scholars receive their final Match
- May 15, 2021: Scholars must confirm acceptance into program
- May 15-June 1, 2021: Waitlisted candidates informed of acceptance if a spot opens up
- June 7, 2021: Onboarding week begins! (Scholars must be available from 6-8pm EST Mon-Thurs this week)
- August 12, 2021: Internship Showcase (Watch recording below)