Apply! Mandela Washington Fellowship

The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), which aims to strengthen democratic institutions and good governance, spur economic growth and prosperity, and foster peace and security in Africa.
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State is seeking proposal submissions for one cooperative agreement to design, implement, and oversee the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.

Begun in 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellowship has enjoyed great success in its first four years, building and sustaining a committed network of approximately 3,000 young African leaders across critical sectors to cement stronger ties between Africa and the United States, and to prepare the African participants (Fellows) for leadership in Africa.

Deadline
22 February 2018

Institute Themes
Leadership in Business Institutes should provide Fellows with an overview of U.S. entrepreneurial strategies including those that are employed to address social issues.
Leadership in Civic Engagement Institutes should provide Fellows with an overview of how citizens both as individuals and in groups, have shaped U.S. history, government, and society, including discussion of similarities and contrasts with experiences and opportunities on the African continent.
Leadership in Public Management Institutes should provide Fellows with an overview of public management and leadership including regional economic and workforce development; financial management in public and non-profit organizations; planning and the global knowledge economy; and domestic and foreign development policies

Funding
Award Ceiling: $14,500,000
Award Floor: $14,500,000

Eligibility
Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Application
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