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Schmidt Science Fellows

A prestigious postdoctoral fellowship placing the world’s brightest early-career scientists — including from Africa — in leading labs to pursue interdisciplinary research, with a US$100,000 annual stipend.

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Mandela Washington Fellowship (YALI)

U.S. Department of State

The flagship Young African Leaders Initiative programme — a six-week leadership institute at a US university for outstanding young African leaders in business, civic engagement and public management.

Six-week US leadership programme

United States

Fellowship81 days left

African Union Youth Volunteer Corps

African Union

A development programme that recruits and deploys young Africans to work across the continent on AU priority areas for a 12-month service period.

Stipend + continental placement

Pan-African

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship

Mo Ibrahim Foundation

A paid fellowship placing talented Africans in the executive offices of major multilateral institutions to build the next generation of African leaders.

Paid placement at a global institution

Multiple

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