Aspire Leaders Program

Deadline: 14-Dec-22

The Aspire Institute is accepting applications for Aspire Leaders Program.

Aspire’s multi-stage program offers a host of benefits to thousands of applicants.

• These include:
  • For participants in stages 1-3:
    • Machine-learning-based skills assessment and recommendations for improvement
    • Fully-funded HarvardX courses
    • Live, interactive sessions featuring world-class educators from Harvard and other leading institutions worldwide from a range of disciplinary backgrounds
• Stage 4:
  • Aspire Institute will invite a selection of participants to apply for stage 5. These students will partake in professional development workshops and compile an application that includes:
    • Resume
    • Personal Statement
    • Two letters of recommendation
    • Academic transcript
    • Video interview
• Stage 5, immersive learning:
  • Intensive final cohort program with case-study-based curricula
  • Gain access to Alumni Network Programs and Extended Leadership Opportunities
  • Experimental pedagogical approaches and innovative uses of technology bring together faculty members across disciplines and students from all around the globe, creating a novel global and interdisciplinary classroom.
  • If you are an educator or leader in your community and believe that the program could be useful to your students or networks, please reach out to us here.

Eligibility Criteria

• Students access self-assessment tools, fully funded Harvard course materials, and live seminars with world-class educators. Through a global and intellectual community, participants interact a global community as they grapple with questions of identity, technology, ethics, and structural change.
• Candidates for the program receive a host of leadership, academic, and professional development resources through a tiered application structure that reaches thousands of students globally.
• Over 16,000 students from 130 countries applied for the Aspire Leaders Program in 2022.
• This program is for students who are from backgrounds of social and financial adversity. All applicants must meet the following criteria:
  • 18-26 years old
  • Low-income background
  • First-generation to attend university (parent(s) and/or primary caregiver(s) did not complete a bachelor’s level degree)
  • Enrolled in an undergraduate program or recently graduated (within three years)
  • Education impacted by a natural disaster and/or armed conflict (i.e. refugees or displaced persons).

For more information, visit Aspire Leaders Program.