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Mandela Washington Fellowship

A Program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

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2025 Mandela Washington Fellows Arrive in the United States

June 23, 2025

The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to welcome the 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders cohort to the United States.

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U.S. Educational Institutions to Host Mandela Washington Fellows

April 17, 2025

The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce the 26 U.S. educational institutions selected to host 650 Mandela Washington Fellows in summer 2025.

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The Mandela Washington Fellowship is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by IREX.