The U.S. Department of State and IREX are excited to announce the 2023 Leadership Impact Award launch, an opportunity for Alumni of the Mandela Washington...
Apply for a Reciprocal Exchange or LINC Grant!
We are pleased to offer two exciting opportunities for Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni! Reciprocal Exchange The Reciprocal Exchange component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship provides...
Applications for 2023 LINC Grants are Now Open
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are excited to announce the launch of the 2023 Leveraging Innovations in New Communities (LINC) Grant program, an...
Applications for 2023 Reciprocal Exchange Component Now Open
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce that applications for the Reciprocal Exchange component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship are open...
U.S. Educational Institutions to Host Mandela Washington Fellows
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce the 28 U.S. educational institutions selected to host 700 Mandela Washington Fellows in summer 2023. Launched...
To African Diaspora Youth and Exchange Alumni
On August 15, 2022, Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a gathering in Washington, D.C. to discuss U.S.-Africa relations and his recent trip to South...
Alumni Enrichment Institute Participants Arrive in the United States
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to welcome 200 Participants from the 2021 virtual Fellowship cohort for the Alumni Enrichment Institutes.
Hundreds of Young African Leaders Convene to Collaborate on Sustainability and Inclusion
Hundreds of young African leaders recently convened for the virtual 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit. Selected from a pool of more than 35,000 applicants, the 700...
Meet the 2022 Leadership Impact Award Winner: Marie Christina Kolo
Congratulations to Marie Christina Kolo, 2017 Fellowship Alumna from Madagascar, who has been selected for the 2022 Leadership Impact Award!
2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit Videos
Want to learn more about the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit? Check out these videos from the sessions.