Do you want to explore the world to develop your leadership skills? If yes, then here is the range of fully funded opportunities from different international foundations that might grab your attention.
A Challenge to Combat Global Food Insecurity (Fully Funded Trip to the TFF Summit)
The TFF Challenge calls on the next generation of changemakers from all parts of the world to create breakthrough solutions for sustainable and inclusive food systems. They are looking for locally-relevant solutions that address a wide range of pressing challenges across all parts of the food value chain from production to distribution through to consumption and waste…[more]
International Climate Protection: Opportunity to Conduct a One Year Project in Germany
Humboldt Foundation is seeking applications from Young Climate Experts for its International Climate Protection Fellowship. With the International Climate Protection Fellowships, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables prospective leaders in academia and industry. Up to 20 International Climate Protection Fellowships are granted annually, funded under the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety’s (BMU) International Climate Initiative. The fellowships target prospective leaders from non European transition and developing countries…[more]
Obama Foundation’s Fully Funded Scholars Programme for Emerging Leaders
The Obama Foundation Scholars Program at Columbia University brings together rising leaders from around the world who have demonstrated a commitment to finding solutions to challenges in their communities, countries and regions. The Obama Foundation Scholars will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and skills and to build new capacities and networks that will accelerate their impact in their home countries…[more]
2020 Start Up Energy Transition Award (Chance to visit Berlin)
The International ‘Start Up Energy Transition’ (SET) initiative is inviting young and innovative companies around the world. The award is an initiative of the German Energy Agency (dena) in cooperation with the World Energy Council. The event in Stockholm was organised in cooperation with the German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce and the Swedish Energy Agency. The award is an initiative of the German Energy Agency (dena) in cooperation with the World Energy Council. The event in Stockholm was organised in cooperation with the German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce and the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten)…[more]
2nd UNWTO Tourism Startup Competition (Win a Trip to Spain)
The 2nd UNWTO Tourism Startup Competition is a global inititative which aims to find and foster the development of startups looking to lead the transformation of the tourism sector. Both for-profit and non-profit projects are invited to apply. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is The United Nations agency for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accesible tourism. As the leading international organization in the field of tourism…[more]
2020 MEPI Student Leaders Program: Chance for Young Leaders to Travel United States
The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) has announced the Student Leaders Program 2020 that is a rigorous leadership program for up to 60 undergraduate and graduate students from the Middle East and North Africa. The Student Leaders Program is an intensive 5-week leadership training program to the United States, generally for undergraduate students between the ages of 20 and 24 with birth dates falling between July 29, 1996 and June 24, 2000…[more]
Professional Fellows Program – Advancing Young Women in Agribusiness (Fully funded to USA)
Applications are now open for Professional Fellows Program – Advancing Women Agribusiness Entrepreneurs and Innovators hosted at Michigan State University (MSU) connects Ugandan, Tanzanian, and Kenyan agribusiness professionals and entrepreneurs with their counterparts in Michigan for knowledge exchange and capacity building. The Program is recruiting young Tanzanian, Kenyan, and Ugandan professionals from diverse backgrounds in private, public, non-governmental, and education sectors who are either women agribusiness entrepreneurs or individuals working to increase women’s economic engagement in the agricultural sector…[more]
African Women’s Public Service Fellowship (Fully Funded to and from the United States)
The African Women’s Public Service Fellowship, made possible by a donation from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, expands the opportunity for African women to impact public service in their home countries. Fellowship recipients commit to return to their respective home countries at the conclusion of the program with the goal of assuming a leadership position on the continent where they can meaningfully contribute to the challenges currently confronting Africa…[more]
