Professional Fellowships
A Fellowship Built Around Real Needs
Olancho Aid Fellowships are designed around priorities identified by our schools and programs in Honduras.
Each fellow enters a defined role with clear responsibilities, local supervision, and a purpose connected to work already underway. Fellows bring professional knowledge and experience while learning how those skills translate within a different educational and cultural context.
The goal is not to replace local expertise, but to strengthen capacity, exchange knowledge, and develop resources or practices that can continue beyond the placement.
Current Opportunities
Current Fellowship Opportunities
Select a fellowship to explore the role, placement, expected timeline, and professional background.
Education
English Education Fellow
Help expand what English can make possible for students.
Teach English at Instituto Cardenal Rodríguez as part of the school’s academic program.
English Education Fellows may take responsibility for assigned classes, support student learning, provide additional English practice, and develop teaching resources that can continue benefiting the school. This is a classroom teaching role, not simply a teaching-assistant placement.
Inclusive Education
Therapy Fellow
Use your professional skills to strengthen inclusive education.
Work with Nazareth School to strengthen therapeutic support for students with diverse developmental, physical, sensory, communication, and learning needs.
Depending on professional qualifications and current school priorities, Therapy Fellows may contribute in areas such as speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, or physical therapy. The emphasis is not only on direct support during the placement, but also on building practical strategies, resources, and staff capacity that can continue supporting students afterward.
Life in Juticalpa
Professional Experience, Lived in Honduras
Your work is only one part of the Fellowship.
Fellows live in Juticalpa and experience everyday life alongside Olancho Aid’s schools, programs, staff, and Global Exchange community.
The fellowship combines professional contribution with cultural immersion, continued learning, and greater independence in Honduras. Fellows are normally based at Olancho Aid’s Global Exchange Center, which serves as both a residential and program base.
Language
Do I Need to Speak Spanish?
Spanish expectations vary by role.
All Fellows should be willing to develop their Spanish and communicate with patience and cultural humility.
All Fellows
Come prepared to practice, develop your Spanish, communicate patiently, and keep learning throughout the placement.
English Education
English Education Fellows have more flexibility because English instruction is central to their role.
Therapy & Direct-Service Roles
Placements involving extensive communication with students, families, or staff may require stronger Spanish proficiency.
The Placement Process
How Fellowship Placements Work
Choose Your Opportunity
Review the current roles and identify the Fellowship that best matches your professional background and interests.
Apply & Interview
Submit the application for that role. Qualified candidates move through Olancho Aid’s interview and selection process.
Build the Placement
Before arrival, Olancho Aid confirms the scope of work, supervision, expectations, and role-specific preparation.
Professional Fellowships
Ready to Bring Your Skills to Honduras?
Use what you know. Learn what you don’t. Contribute where it matters.
A Fellowship gives you the opportunity to become part of Olancho Aid’s work for a longer season, to understand the context more deeply, contribute your professional skills, and build alongside people already leading the work in Honduras. Choose the opportunity that fits your experience and take the next step toward a professional Global Exchange placement in Juticalpa.
Frequently Asked Questions
What support does Olancho Aid provide during a fellowship?
Support is confirmed for each placement before acceptance. Fellowship placements include secure housing at the global exchange center, basic room and board, in-country orientation, supervision, and role-specific support. Any stipend, transportation, insurance, travel expenses, or additional financial arrangements are confirmed with the individual placement.
Are fellowships paid positions?
Fellowships are stipend-supported professional exchange placements rather than salaried international employment. The level of financial support and specific responsibilities may vary by role, and all details are clearly communicated before a Fellow accepts a placement.
Can I apply if my profession is not one of the current opportunities?
The current opportunities are English Education, Global Exchange, and Therapy. Other professional Fellowships may become available when Olancho Aid identifies a specific need, supervisor, project scope, and realistic deliverables.
How are fellows selected?
Selection considers the qualifications required for the role as well as cultural humility, adaptability, commitment, and readiness to work under Honduran leadership. The Fellowship model also includes an application and interview process, references, credential verification when applicable, and required pre-placement documentation.
Can graduate students apply for therapy fellowships?
Potentially. Some Therapy placements may be appropriate for advanced students or trainees when the necessary professional supervision is available. Eligibility depends on the discipline, scope of work, qualifications, and supervision required for the placement.
Will every fellow have the same responsibilities?
No. Responsibilities are defined according to the needs of the school or program, the Fellow’s qualifications, the duration of the placement, and the work that can realistically be completed and sustained. This is particularly true for Therapy and Global Exchange placements, which may be built around different projects from one Fellow to another.