Umholi we Africa (UwA) Fellowship 2025 – YOA

Deadline: December 30, 2025

Applications are open for the Umholi we Africa (UwA) Fellowship 2025. The Umholi we Africa (UwA) Fellowship is your gateway to a profession of affect, affect, and repair. Fully funded and designed for distinctive younger African changemakers, this 12-month fellowship locations you instantly in excessive-affect authorities and coverage roles, working alongside ministers, members of parliament, and senior public leaders in your home nation.

If you’re pushed by goal, enthusiastic about governance, and able to form Africa’s future from the within, that is your second. Step right into a transformative management journey that equips you to guide, serve, and remodel Africa.

Benefits

As a fellow, you’ll: 

• Support excessive-stage public leaders in analysis, information assortment, coverage evaluation, and strategic advisory duties.. 
• Assist in venture planning, budgeting, monitoring, and analysis inside authorities or coverage establishments. 
• Draft coverage briefs, reviews, speeches, and communication supplies. 
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations, group engagement, and public outreach actions.
• Participate in management coaching, mentorship, and ongoing teaching by means of the AL for Governance community. 
• Uphold the values of moral management, accountability, and innovation in public service

Eligibility

• Applicant have to be an African nationwide;
• Must be a graduate of the African Leadership Academy (ALA) or a graduate of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program;
• Must maintain a minimal of a college diploma;
• Must have no less than 4 years {of professional} expertise; 
• Must exhibit ardour for public service and an aspiration to pursue political or coverage management roles.

They are in search of passionate, excessive-potential younger Africans who exhibit:

• A powerful dedication to public service and moral management.
• A confirmed curiosity in governance, policymaking, or political management
• Strong analytical, analysis, and interpersonal abilities.
• A drive to contribute meaningfully to institutional transformation and civic engagement

Application

This application type helps the organisers be taught extra about your background, motivation, and readiness to guide in public service.

Complete the application form

For extra data, go to Umholi we Africa Fellowship.