Fellowship
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Hemispheres
in memory of Dan Hoover
The Hoover Fellowship was launched in 2023 in memory of Daniel Hoover, a visionary creator and transformer with a lifelong passion for culture and practice evolutions.
The fellowship provides access to a community of change agents and supplemental funding for coaching—including one fully funded annual award—to an individual or organization seeking to evolve the culture and practice in their own field.
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Link is active each year between Nov 1 and Dec 30.
Dan Hoover was a tireless and systematic creator, innovator, transformer, and communicator. He specialized in building bridges among opposing interests – analytical and empathic, logical and intuitive. He had a lifelong fascination with culture and practice evolutions, which led him to contribute design and innovation in various fields, from technology to music; in addition to being a highly esteemed technologist, he was one of the Philadelphia area's best-known and most beloved doghouse bassists. Over the course of his life, he joyfully advanced his learning in the areas of psychology (he held his BA in Psychology from LaSalle University) and transformation; in his 50 years of life he'd earned 25+ professional certifications.
He is dearly missed as a client, creator and friend, and it's our honor to promote culture and practice evolution in his memory.
Fellowship Terms and Conditions
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Scope of Award & Selection
The Hoover Fellowship provides year-round supplemental funding awards and one annual full-funding award. The fully funded fellowship includes 16 hours of coaching with our principal coach with the option for 4 additional trauma-informed support sessions with our partner coach.
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Culture and Practice Impact Statements​
To apply for a fellowship award, please plan to share an impact statement that answers the following ten questions:
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We know that creativity and change agency takes many forms. What's your particular field?
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What's the nature of your passion for this field? Why are you so committed to it?
- When you reflect on the culture and practices of your field, what would you say works well?
- From your personal standpoint, what could be even better?
- What's your vision for culture and practice in your field?
- What's the relationship of this vision to best and 'next' practices, as you see them?
- If your vision was realized, what would become possible for your field? Beyond it?
- What challenges do you expect to encounter?
- How would you benefit from an advice-free pathfinding and community space?
- Why should you be an award recipient?
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Application and Eligibility Requirements​
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Submit your completed application, resume and Impact Statement between Nov 1 and Dec 30
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Be able to demonstrate 10 years minimum practice in your particular field
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Be at least 18 years of age
​Terms
- Fellowships will be awarded at Hemispheres' sole discretion using candidate applications, resumes, impact statements, and eligibility
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Applications are accepted Nov 1 through Dec 30 of the each year
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Pro-bono awards are announced Mar 1 of each Award Year and must be claimed by Apr 30
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All pro-bono sessions must be completed between Apr 30 and Dec 15 of the Award Year
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Upon completion of the fellowship, Fellows will have the option to promote their vision and work on Hemispheres channels as well as to collaborate with other Fellows at sponsored events.