Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
U.S. Department of State / IREX United States
Flagship exchange of the Young African Leaders Initiative that brings accomplished young Africans to US universities for leadership training, networking and follow-on opportunities.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your personal statement, tailored résumé and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
Also: leadership institute at a US university; networking with US professionals; alumni opportunities and grants.
Who can apply: For young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa; see the site for age and eligibility rules.
Free to apply.
Annual; the 2027 Fellowship application closed 13 October 2026.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: application form, essays, cv.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Application Deadline: October 13, 2026”
Who can apply
- Open to working professionals, founders, licensed professionals, creators and freelancers
- For young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa; see the site for age and eligibility rules.
What you will need
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Personal statement / SOPOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your personal statement, tailored résumé and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to U.S. Department of State / IREX without your tap.
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