The Washington Fellowship is the flagship
program of 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.

www.irex.org/application/washington-fellowship-application-information