APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5:00PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME MONDAY
JANUARY 27, 2014
The Washington Fellowship is the
flagship program of US President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative.
President Obama launched YALI in 2010 to support young African leaders as they
spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace
and security across Africa. The Washington Fellowship, which begins in 2014,
will bring 500 young leaders to the United States each year for academic
coursework and leadership training and will create unique opportunities in
Africa for Fellows to put new skills to practical use in leading organizations,
communities, and countries.
The online application for the
Washington Fellowship is currently available. Completed applications, including
all supporting documents, are due by 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, January 27,
2014. All applications must be submitted via the online application system. The
application instructions provide detailed information regarding the financial
provisions of the fellowship, eligibility and selection criteria for the program,
and details on applying. Please read the application instructions carefully
prior to beginning the application. We recommend printing these instructions
and referring to them while completing the application.
If you have questions about the application, please email
washingtonfellowship@irex.org
Participating countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, 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,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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