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The US. 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. Over the first nine years of the Fellowship, the program received nearly 330,000 applications from 49 sub-Saharan African countries for approximately 6,500 Fellow slots. The talents and expertise of the Readers are required to help score the high volume of applications.

The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is a program of the US Department of State with funding provided by the US Government and administered by IREX. It is the flagship program the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). The Followship brings young leaders to the United States for academic coursework and leadership trainings and creates unique opportunities for Fellows and U.S. citizens to collaborate as they spur economic growth and prosperity, strengthen domocratic governance, and enhance peace and security across Africa and the United States.

In summer 2024, the Fellowship will bring up to 700 young leaders to the United States for a comprehensive executive style program designed to build skills and empower Fellows to lead in their respective sectors and communities.

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 resumé bulding 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 three weeks, from Mid-september though 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

Readers will be responsible for evaluating program applications based on set guidelines and a scoring rubric.

• 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 Africans issues.

• U.S. Government employees and Fellowship Alumni are eligible

• Applicants for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship, Fellowship Alumni from the 2023 cohort, and Alumni Recruitment Champions are not eligible to be readers.

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For more information, visit the Official Webpage of Mandela Washington Fellowship

By Elorm Hermann

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