Eisenhower Global Fellowship Program 2026 (Funded to the U.S.) – YOA

Deadline: May 16, 2025

Applications are open for the Eisenhower Global Fellowship Program 2026. In spring 2026, Eisenhower Fellowships will assemble a various group of visionaries from throughout the globe and invite them to the United States for a singular almost six-week program with each in-individual and digital parts. Fellows will develop a undertaking, foster skilled relationships and launch dynamic, concrete collaborations with their American counterparts, their class and the prestigious EF community of over 1,800 lively Fellows.

Fellows are chosen based mostly on their monitor report of management, their potential for future affect and their dedication to lifelong engagement with Eisenhower Fellowships to advance our mission of enhancing worldwide understanding by dialogue to construct a world extra peaceable, affluent and simply.

Typically, Fellows vary between 32 and 45 years of age at the time of fellowship and are extremely proficient in English. They search Fellows who’ve the maturity to make the most of this distinctive OPPORTUNITY and symbolize Eisenhower Fellowships, in addition to draw upon this expertise to catapult them ahead as impactful leaders for years to come.

Benefits

• Global Fellows will journey to the United States for an immersive four-to-six weeks {of professional} networking, trade of data.

Eligibility

• Eligible candidates should have citizenship and/or present residence for not less than 5 years in the nation that they’re making use of to symbolize on fellowship. If an applicant at present resides in the United States, they aren’t eligible for the worldwide applications
• If an applicant doesn’t reside in or have citizenship in a rustic the place EF is at present lively, they have to display that their work has regional affect and procure a letter of advice from a member of the EF international community so as to be thought-about. See here for an inventory of nations the place the EF Network is at present lively.
• Priority is given to candidates inside the age vary of focus: 32-45 years of age at the time of the program. This is considered one of many standards they contemplate. Candidates who’re barely above or under the goal vary will nonetheless be thought-about in the event that they excel in the different standards.
• Strong proficiency in the English language is required.
• Selected Fellows should get hold of approval from their office to go on depart and make a full-time dedication for the period of the in-individual program at the time of acceptance. Breaks from program are solely permitted in the occasion of a dire private or household emergency. They tentatively anticipate this program happening over almost six weeks from early April 2026 by mid-May 2026.
• Children are usually not permitted on fellowship below any circumstances. EF doesn’t fund spousal journey.
• They is not going to contemplate a candidate who has had any fellowship inside the earlier two years of making use of to EF.
• Fellows can’t use the fellowship to make enterprise offers, solicit funds for his or her tasks or search any form of monetary help. 
• Note that use of generative AI/ChatGPT in the writing of any essay portion of the EF application is prohibited. All exterior sources should be correctly cited. An applicant suspected of utilizing generative AI/ChatGPT of their application essays is not going to advance to the subsequent stage of consideration for the fellowship.

Application

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For extra info, go to Eisenhower Global Fellowship.