Engage with the next generation of African leaders on your campus

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The 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship Cohort at the University of Delaware

The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders works with qualified U.S.-based higher education institutions, including accredited U.S. colleges, universities, and non-governmental organizations, to host and implement six-week Leadership Institutes.  Selected Institute Partners host 25 Fellows each year from mid-June to late July for a non-credit, non-degree, six-week Leadership Institute.  

Recruitment Process 

The Mandela Washington Fellowship is committed to a fair and merit-based selection process and is open to all institutions of higher education. 

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.