Mandela Washington Fellowship 2023: The United States Department of State and IREX are happy to announce the Mandela Washington Fellowship Program 2021/2022. This opportunity will allow you to take part in a six-week Leadership Institute at a U.S. college or university where you can interact with Americans and other Fellows, share your experiences with them, and learn from them.
The Fellowship is the Young African Leaders Initiative’s flagship program, run by the US government (YALI). Over the years, the fellowship has sent several young leaders to the US for academic and leadership development from every Sub-Saharan African nation.
Fellowship Sponsor(s): U.S. Government and IREX
Host Institution(s): Not specified
Number of Awards: Several
Study Level: All study levels
Duration: 6 weeks
Nationality: Africans
Mandela Washington Fellowship 2021/2022 | ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be considered for the Fellowship, interested candidates are to meet the following requirements:
- Are between the ages of 25 and 35 on or before the application deadline, although exceptional applicants ages 21-24 will be considered;
- Are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States;
- Are eligible to receive a United States J-1 visa;
- Are not employees or immediate family members of employees of the U.S. Government (including a U.S. embassy or consulate, USAID, or other U.S. Government entity);
- Are proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English (additional guidance coming for applicants who are deaf);
- Are citizens of one of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, or Zimbabwe;
- Are residents of one of the above countries; and
- Are not Alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship.
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested and eligible applicants for the Mandela Washington Fellowship Program 2023 are to apply online before the application deadline. Applicants with any question are to contact the Fellowship Team at [email protected].
Application Deadline: September 13, 2022
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