Obama Foundation Leaders Program 2027-2028 – YOA

Deadline: December 4, 2026

Applications are open for the Obama Foundation Leaders Program 2027-2028. The Obama Foundation Leaders Program is an eight-month, international digital management growth journey. Designed for changemakers aged 24 to 45 throughout numerous sectors, this system brings collectively numerous cohorts to collaborate, share insights, and strengthen their values-based mostly management. The program is open throughout 4 areas and free to all members.

For a median of 8-12 hours monthly, this system will carry collectively cohorts of leaders from throughout the areas. Participants (often known as “Obama Leaders” or “Leaders”) will take part in weekly classes that embody:

• Practical instruments and coaching for deepening values-based mostly management
• Curated areas for deep private reflection and interpersonal studying with friends
• Community teams
• Conversations with thought leaders
• Leadership teaching
• Cultural programming that showcases the richness of variety within the area

Upon completion of this system, Obama Leaders will change into part of the Obama Foundation’s Leadership Network—a rising group of civically energetic Obama Foundation program alumni who’re creating tangible options to the best challenges of our time.

Program Types

• Africa: Leaders Africa is a six-month, digital management growth program that seeks to construct a rising community of progressive and values-based mostly changemakers who will drive constructive change of their communities, the continent, and the world.
• Asia-Pacific: Leaders Asia-Pacific is an eight-month hybrid management program that helps leaders develop their values-based mostly management to advance inclusive and lasting change of their communities, within the Asia-Pacific area, and the world over.
• Europe: Leaders Europe is an eight-month, digital management growth program that seeks to encourage, empower, and join leaders to advance inclusive and lasting change of their communities, all through Europe, and the world over.
• United States: The Obama Foundation Leaders USA program is an eight-month, digital management growth program that seeks to encourage, empower, and join leaders throughout the nation.

Eligibility

Changemakers between the ages of 24 and 45 from the Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and United States areas who wish to deepen their management abilities and join with different rising leaders are invited to apply.

• The program presently invites people residing in an eligible nation in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and United States areas.
• You should meet one of many following standards:
  • Citizen of an eligible nation or territory OR
  • Permanent resident of an eligible nation or territory OR
  • Have lived in an eligible nation or territory for a minimum of the final 5 years, no matter citizenship or everlasting residence standing
• Your work is geographically centered on creating constructive change for native communities, an eligible nation or territory, and/or the broader area. You exhibit a powerful dedication to proceed to focus your work within the area.
• You can exhibit a minimum of 3 years of related expertise in your problem space.

Application

Applications open November 9, 2026, and shut December 4, 2026, at 12:00 PM United States Central Time (GMT-6). Applicants are strongly inspired to apply by the precedence deadline of November 23, 2026. Applications submitted after the precedence deadline will proceed to be reviewed based mostly on out there house.

Application consists of:

• General Information: Basic particulars about who you’re, the place you’re from, your background, your work, and your contact info.
• Resume / CV: A immediate to element your work expertise, management historical past, and key achievements.
• Written Responses: Five or six brief questions on your management journey. Each query has its personal phrase restrict, starting from 50 to 250 phrases. Please reply in your individual voice as they appear to get to know you, perceive your management journey, and the values that inform your management.
• 2 Video Responses: Two brief movies of as much as 2 minutes every. A easy cellphone recording is ideal, and no enhancing is required. Accepted codecs: MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG.
• 2 References: You will submit the names, e-mail addresses, and affiliations of two individuals who know you nicely and may communicate to your character, management qualities, and changemaking work.

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For extra info, go to Obama Leaders Program.