Mandela Washington Fellowship For Young Africans 2024

Seeking Readers for 2024 Fellowship Applications; The U.S. Department of State and IREX are seeking academic, professional, and regional experts to read and score applications for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.

Deadline: Ongoing

Responsibilities and Reading Period:

Readers will be responsible for evaluating program applications based on set guidelines and a scoring rubric.  This is a great volunteer professional development and résumé -building opportunity for professionals or degree-seeking individuals.

The reading period will begin on September 14, 2023, and will comprise up to three separate reading phases, each lasting approximately two weeks, from mid-September through early November.  Selected readers will be assigned to one of the reading phases to review approximately 40 applications.  Each application takes about 10-15 minutes to read and score; the total time commitment is estimated at 10 hours.

Eligibility:

• Ideal readers are academics and/or professionals with expertise in one or more of the Fellowship’s thematic areas (business, civic engagement, or public management), or who have experience working in Africa or on sub-Saharan African issues. 

• U.S. Government employees and Fellowship Alumni are eligible.
• Applicants for the 2024 Fellowship are not eligible to be readers.

Benefits: The Fellowship is an unparalleled opportunity to…

• Participate in a six-week Leadership Institute at a U.S. college or university to share your experiences with and learn from U.S. citizens and other Fellows.
• Explore industries beyond your daily work and expand your expertise.
• Participate in a Summit with young African leaders.
• Meet with U.S. Government, civic, and business leaders.
• Strengthen your work through new connections, skills, and ideas.
• Join a continental and global Alumni Network to help you seek innovative solutions to common challenges.

Source: https://www.mandelawashingtonfellowship.org

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