The Crown Institute seeks 5 undergraduate studentsÌýfor the Dalai Lama FellowsÌýProgram

His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits with Professor Sona Dimidjian, Director of the Renée Crown Wellness Institute, and Colorado-based educators enrolled in the Crown Institute Compassion and Dignity in Education certification program. October 25, 2021.

91³Ô¹ÏÍø the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Chapter of the Dalai Lama Fellows Program

The Dalai Lama Fellows offers a unique one-year leadership program for emerging social change makers designed to help them cultivate self-awareness, resilience, and compassion; broaden their cultural perspectives; learn how to engage with complex systems; and work with local communities in sustainable ways.

All program activities (12 – 16 hours/monthly) engage a variety of mindfulness and contemplative practices, and receptivity to such practices is a key priority. Based on the Head, Hearts, and Hands curriculum of the Dalai Lama Fellows program, the fellowship is intended to be a deep dive into new, embodied, identity-affirming, social-justice, and equity-informed approaches to building community, shifting conventional industries, and informing leadership models.Ìý

Over the course of a year, with the support of mentors and coaches, each Fellow implements an original field project addressing a local challenge and learns how to interweave their own transformation with the transformation of the communities with which they are engaging.

The 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Renée Crown Wellness Institute is hosting a virtual information session to share details about the application process, program commitments, and scholarship funding connected to the program.

Zoom Meeting:

Monday, February 27 6:00 – 7:00 pm MST

To register, please visit:
https://cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqduGuqTItGdw5-15zwO6ZmT-cFV6Ta1uZ

I'm interested! What's the time commitment?

During our inaugural year as co-stewards, this cohort of 91³Ô¹ÏÍø students will commit to program participation for one year from July 2022 - 2023 that will include:Ìý

  • Program participation August 2023 – August 2024

  • 12-16 hours of monthly engagement including up to 3 hours per month learning with the global cohort through videoconference, and meetings with 91³Ô¹ÏÍø mindfulness and social innovation coaches

  • Attendance at a global conference/assembly July 28 – August 1, 2023, and at the 2024 Assembly (Dates TBD)

  • Progress on a community project or collaborationÌý

  • An academic scholarship during the spring and fall semesters

All program activities engage a variety of mindfulness and contemplative practices, and receptivity to such practices is a key priority. Based on the Head, Hearts, and Hands curriculum of the Dalai Lama Fellows program, the fellowship is intended to be a deep dive into new, embodied, identity-affirming, social-justice, and equity-informed approaches to building community and leadership models.Ìý

For questions, contact Faculty DirectorÌýDonna Mejia (donna.mejia@colorado.edu)

The Boulder Dalai Lama Fellows Cohort is a collaborator and sibling organization to the global program based at UVA. To learn more about the history and activities of the founding program, .Ìý

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Your application will require a resume to be submitted, and contains several essay-based questions. Two phone references are optional, but no written letters of recommendation are needed. to apply.Ìý