Yale Young African Scholars Program 2027 for African secondary school students. (Travel Grant Available to YYAS Residential Leadership Summit)

Application Deadline:  20 January 2027

Applications at the moment are open for the 2027 Yale Young African Scholars Program. Yale Young African Scholars(YYAS) is an intensive tutorial and enrichment program designed for African secondary school college students who plan to pursue tertiary training and need to make significant impression as younger leaders on the continent.

Across each applications, individuals will improve their tutorial abilities, obtain college admission and monetary help application steering, and be a part of a community of younger leaders from throughout Africa. Students could attend just one session, however they’ll point out their prefered session(s) on the YYAS application kind. 

Program Details

In 2027, YYAS will proceed to provide an internet program choice and a residential program choice. There are not any tuition prices for participation in both program. 

YYAS College Prep Workshop (on-line): The YYAS College Prep Workshop will provide admission to ~240 college students, and is open to college students throughout all international locations in Africa. To take part, college students should be in a position to entry Zoom on their very own cell phone, pill, and/or pc with dependable web for the length of this system.  The YYAS College Prep Workshop (on-line) is totally freed from cost.

YYAS Residential Leadership Summit: The YYAS Residential Leadership Summit will provide admission to ~110 college students, and is open to college students throughout all international locations in Africa. Students will reside on a residential school campus for 9 (9) days. The program will deal with the identical faculty prep subjects as the web workshop as well as to management, innovation, design, and 21^st century abilities. The YYAS Summit is tuition-free ($0) and supplies free housing, meals, and all tutorial curriculum supplies to all individuals.

TRAVEL: For the YYAS Summit, all college students should be in a position to journey to and from the host nation, and all college students will coordinate and pay/fundraise for any required journey documentation (similar to passport, journey visa, and so on.).

Eligibility Requirements

IIn order to apply to YYAS, candidates MUST fulfill the entire following necessities:

• Age: You should be between the ages of 14-18 years previous on the primary day of this system (July 15) in 2027 so as to be thought of. Please notice {that a} typical YYAS pupil is between the ages of 16-17. 
• English: You should give you the option to take part in a rigorous tutorial curriculum carried out in English.
• Citizenship: You should be a citizen or everlasting resident of an African nation. YYAS may also settle for purposes from refugees dwelling in an African nation.
• School location: You should at the moment attend school in an African nation.
• Grade Level: You should be a present tenth or eleventh grade pupil (or the worldwide equivalents). 
• Graduation date:   If you attend school within the Northern Hemisphere, you should be graduating secondary school by earliest May/June 2028 and no later than May/June 2029. If you attend school within the Southern Hemisphere, you should be graduating secondary school by earliest November/December 2027 and no later than November/December 2028.

If you might be at the moment in your last 12 months or time period of secondary school, have already graduated secondary school, or are a college pupil, then you might be NOT eligible to apply.

Student Profile

A typical YYAS participant has:

• Excellent tutorial data
• Demonstrated management potential
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities
• A need and skill to work cooperatively with friends
• Persistence and willpower when dealing with challenges
• High requirements of non-public {and professional} conduct
• The capability to learn, analyze, and mirror on giant portions of adverse materials in English
• Demonstrated maturity and curiosity in participating in discussions about mental, ethical, and political points in Africa

Application Timeline:

Applicant Pool #1: Early Action

Applicant Pool #2: Regular Decision

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Yale Young African Scholars Program