Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation (AIG) Visiting Fellowship 2026 (Fully-funded) – YOA

Deadline: June 12, 2026

Applications are open for the AIG Visiting Fellowship 2026. The AIG Visiting Fellowship is awarded to distinctive Nigerian public sector executives who’ve demonstrated exemplary management and made important contributions to the general public sector. It permits these excellent public sector leaders to deepen their data and understanding of vital public coverage challenges dealing with Nigeria.

The programme is designed for visionary reformers who show integrity, innovation, and measurable leads to governance, public coverage, or service supply. Through entry to Oxford’s tutorial sources and international networks, Fellows are outfitted to discover complicated governance challenges, refine their reform concepts, and develop sensible options that strengthen establishments and improve public sector efficiency in Nigeria.

Upon returning home, they proceed to drive systemic reform—mentoring colleagues, advancing efficient governance practices, and contributing to the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation’s mission of constructing a extra succesful, accountable, and transformative public sector for Nigeria.

Costs

• Successful candidates will obtain a totally funded scholarship, overlaying all programme prices.

Eligibility

• Position/Level: Must maintain a place inside the management cadres of Director Generals and Chief Executive Officers within the Public Service
• Service Longevity: Minimum of six years earlier than obligatory retirement age
• Demonstrated Leadership:
  • Must show measurable influence in public service supply inside the previous 5 years
  • Must present quantifiable proof of implementing profitable reforms or enhancements of their space of accountability
• Strategic Influence:
  • Must oversee strategic initiatives in at the very least one of many following key sectors: Health, Education, Agriculture, Finance, Energy, Justice, Defence, and Security.
  • Demonstrate expertise in cross-useful collaboration and stakeholder administration
• Educational Qualification:
  • Minimum of a grasp’s diploma or equal skilled qualification
  • Evidence of steady skilled growth within the final three years.
• Organisational Endorsement:
  • Must acquire formal endorsement from a revered Public Sector Leader (Head of the Civil Service, Minister, Governor, and so forth.)
• Ethical Standing
  • No pending disciplinary actions
  • Clean and excellent report of service
  • Must go safety clearance

Application

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to AIG Visiting Fellowship.