Apply to Mentor | Applications reviewed on a rolling basis | Application deadline: Sunday 20 September | Matching confirmed by 23 September

You can apply as both a mentor and a mentee: About the Program

A six-week project sprint for people building high-impact careers in global health, and one weekly conversation from you. Run jointly by Effective Altruism South Africa, Effective Altruism Nigeria, and Health Progress Hub.

Academic and theoretical training teaches key frameworks, but tackling real-world challenges requires practical experience. Mentors fill this gap by sharing practical insights, context, and strategies. With just 45 minutes a week, you can help guide participants to turn abstract theory into real-world impact.

🎯 At a Glance

What you do Mentor a team or solo fellow through a six-week project consisting of research, stakeholder engagement, an official interview, advocacy, or scoping.
Time commitment The total time commitment for the project sprint depends on the number of groups mentored. 1= ±25 hrs; 2 = ±40 hrs; 3 = ±55 hrs spread over 6 weeks.
Duration In total, mentors are engaged for ±3 months from end September to Early December.

Weekly mentorship runs rom 5 October to 15 November. | | Format | Fully remote | | Who we're looking for | Practitioners, researchers, or professionals with real experience in some part of global health and development. | | Matched by | Mentors are matched based on alignment with a specific project topic; please refer to the project menu for details. | | Load | Mentors can choose how many teams to support; up to 3. | | Compensation | Mentors receive a stipend depending on the number of groups mentored and the number of weeks for each. | | Application process | You complete the application form. We invite potential mentors to a screening call. Successful mentors are onboarded and matched to projects. | | Questions | [email protected] or [email protected] |

💭 What is this, and what's the job?

This project sprint is designed to support fellows complete a project with real-world impact.

What the program cannot supply on its own is your expertise: an experienced practitioner who has navigated the global health space and can identify where their analysis falls short.

You are not running the project. The team owns the work, the deadline, and the deliverable. Your job is to:

  1. Meet with your mentees weekly, and provide them with motivation and guidance to stick to the program and complete their project.
  2. Manage project scope: Fellows have only 6 weeks, and limited hours per person. Guide teams early and constructively to keep their focus disciplined so that they complete their deliverable in time.
  3. Support fellows develop high-quality projects: Evaluate the underlying methodology and structural logic of the work rather than proofreading writing. Spot unexamined assumptions and unverified claims that fellows may easily overlook.
  4. Apply objective evaluation standards: Evaluate final deliverables consistently using the established rubric, maintaining the shared scoring standards established during calibration.

You are not expected to be a subject-matter expert in the fellow's exact topic. You're matched by broad fit — health economics, policy, advocacy, careers, data — and you’re expected to provide high-level guidance.

🚀 Why mentor