The Hemera Contemplative Fellowship Program was created to make the unique benefits of a sitting contemplative practice in a retreat context more widely available.  Fellowships are available to anyone 18 years of age or older with a commitment to service - a deep desire to devote oneself to serving others through their profession - is eligible for Hemera. Applicants must work at least half-time in their field (except ages 18-25 who can have any type of employment status). Retirees are not eligible. Limited to ONE fellowship per individual per calendar year. Below are examples of eligible applicants:
− Educators: pre-K through college, including Master of Education (M.Ed.) students.
− School administrators and staff: principals, guidance counselors, advisors, nurses, librarians and school safety officers.
− Health care professionals: physicians, nurses, orderlies, medical technicians, dentists, psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, chaplains, graduate
students in health care fields, and hospice staff.
− Artists: full-time visual, performance, writers, multi-disciplinary artists
− First responders: police, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, 911 dispatchers, disaster response teams.
− Military: active duty, reservists and veterans.
− Others: 
− public defenders, legal aid attorneys, victim advocates, human rights advocates;
− employees working for any 501(c)(3) non-profit organization or private foundation;
− employees working in direct human services (government or private). Examples include health and human services, child protective services, workforce
development.

Eligible Programs for a Hemera Fellowship:

We offer need-based scholarships for applicants and programs that do not qualify for Hemera.