Chatham House Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship 2025/2026 for young emerging African Leaders (Fully Funded to London, UK & £2,365 monthly stipend)

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Application Deadline:  19 March 2025.

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025/2026 Chatham House Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship. This fellowship is a joint initiative with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. It presents candidates on the early-to-mid-stage of their profession the chance to spend ten months at Chatham House engaged on a person analysis venture of their selecting.

Fellows take part within the core work of the Institute, growing their expertise by way of the management programme, and furthering their skilled community within the discipline of worldwide affairs.

Requirements

Citizenship

The fellowship is open to residents of any African nation.

Applications are additionally accepted from candidates holding twin nationality which incorporates any African nation.

Education

Applicants should maintain a accomplished BA diploma or equal and have expertise with conducting analysis.

Career

The very best candidate ought to be on the early-to-mid-stage of their profession and are available from one of many following fields or work: academia, NGO, enterprise, authorities departments, civil society or the media. All candidates ought to possess data of, and an curiosity in, worldwide affairs, their chosen space of analysis, and Chatham House’s mission and analysis.

Age restrictions

We don’t impose age restrictions for candidates.

Duration

Academy Fellows spend ten months at Chatham House between October 2025 and July 2026.

Location

Fellow are based mostly full-time at Chatham House, London with hybrid working additionally doable.

Leadership Masterclass Programme

All fellows take part in and contribute to the Leadership Programme which encompasses the next parts:

• Intensive induction week
  Academy fellowships start with an intensive five-day induction week to develop into familiarized with the weather of the fellowships, meet their host analysis programme and have their first private improvement teaching session.
• Thematic periods
  In these periods, fellows meet and focus on present worldwide affairs challenges with subject material consultants from Chatham House and past. The periods cowl the principal substantive and skills-based areas important for knowledgeable and efficient worldwide management. Fellows often chair these periods and are anticipated to contribute to and be taught from each other’s expertise.
• Leadership expertise workshops
  Fellows take part in half-day workshops specializing in particular points of management equivalent to attaining coverage influence, stakeholder mapping, disaster administration and negotiation expertise.
• Leadership Briefings 
  Fellows have interaction in discussions with a various group of worldwide leaders from authorities, enterprise, media, and the non-profit sector. In these casual periods, leaders share their management visions and methods, together with private insights from their very own management journeys. The periods function members of the Academy’s school amongst different audio system.
• Project displays
  Fellows current updates on their analysis initiatives to assist develop presentation expertise, present a discussion board for peer-review and to analyse points exterior their very own space of experience.
• Personal improvement teaching
  Fellows have entry to one-on-one periods with a devoted coach as a approach to develop their self-awareness. Fellows work with the coach to set private improvement aims which they work to meet throughout their fellowship and past.
• Media coaching
  Fellows be taught efficient interview expertise wanted for tv and radio culminating in a mock interview from which they obtain suggestions on type and any areas of enchancment
• Career mentoring (optionally available)
  Fellows’ improvement is facilitated and supported by partnering them with mentors to improve their profession perspective and path.

Remuneration and advantages

Academy Fellows obtain a monthly stipend of £2,565 for London residing bills to cowl lodging, utilities, meals and transport.

Chatham House additionally covers:

• Relocation prices: journey, lodging help and visa charges. If required, Chatham House will sponsor a fellow’s visa (T5: Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange);
• UK Immigration Health Surcharge (excluding dental/optical care and prescriptions); and
• Research bills, relating to discipline work, outreach, occasions and publications.

Following the profitable completion of their fellowship alumni profit from entry to:

• The Academy school and alumni; and 
• Five-year Chatham House membership.

Application Requirements

To apply for this fellowship, we want:

• The applicant’s CV/résumé
• The names of two referees
• The applicant’s proposal for a analysis venture based mostly on the topic guidance

Selection standards:

• Meet nationality standards;
• Have expertise conducting impartial analysis and maintain an undergraduate or postgraduate degree qualification or have equal skilled coaching or expertise in a related space;
• Have the related background expertise, together with expertise within the discipline of the proposed analysis, as demonstrated by way of a CV;
• Have confirmed management expertise or potential;
• Show dedication to the Chatham House mission, targets and values and to figuring out evidence-based options to a number of the world’s most urgent worldwide challenges;
• Be ready to talk how the fellowship will allow them to create optimistic influence, according to the Chatham House mission and overarching goal of Academy Fellowships as outlined above;
• Show motivation to undertake the fellowship, meet all fellowship deliverables, and take full benefit of the networks, occasions and Opportunities provided at Chatham House; and
• Demonstrate proficiency in spoken English.

Selection course of:

• Stage one: full the application. Once the submission interval ends, all functions are reviewed and shortlisted by our choice committee.
• Stage two: shortlisted candidates are invited to an interview by way of Zoom. The interviews are carried out by a member of senior administration at Chatham House and related programme representatives. After this spherical, fellows are chosen and notified by way of e-mail.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Chatham House Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship