Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship 2025 at Chatham House (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: March 19, 2025

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

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

A fellow’s time is break up between three key areas:

• Completing a private analysis undertaking: the guy chooses and design a private undertaking to undertake with the steering of a Chatham House professional (roughly 60%).
• Leadership Masterclass Programme: it’s a key part of all fellowships. It goals to develop fellows data, community, self-consciousness and to equip them with necessary expertise on which they will draw of their future careers as leaders of their area (roughly 20%).
• Contributing to ongoing analysis actions: working with their host analysis staff and different Chatham House groups as applicable, fellows contribute to current analysis priorities in keeping with the Chatham House mission (roughly 20%).

Benefits

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

Chatham House additionally covers:

• Relocation prices: journey, lodging assist 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, referring to area 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.

Eligibility

• The fellowship is open to residents of any African nation.
• Applications are additionally accepted from candidates holding twin nationality which incorporates any African nation.
• Applicants should maintain a accomplished BA diploma or equal and have expertise with conducting analysis.
• The excellent candidate needs to be at 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.
• They don’t impose age restrictions for candidates.
• Fellows are anticipated to work full-time in the direction of their fellowship and subsequently it’s not potential to undertake a fellowship at the identical time as pursuing work or research.

Application

Applications will shut at 12am GMT on Wednesday 19 March 2025.

To apply for this fellowship, they want:

• The applicant’s CV/résumé
• The names of two referees
• The applicant’s proposal for a analysis undertaking primarily based on the subject steering

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For extra info, go to Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship.