Top Global Fellowships & Opportunities (2025–2026 Edition)

1. MCW Young Leaders Fellowship (Highly Recommended - I am an Alumna)
   Age: 18–26
   Website: mcwglobal.org/young-leaders
   Deadline: 3 December 2025

2. WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award 2026
   Theme: Champions of Gender Equality
   Website: winwinaward.org/theme-2026
   Deadline: 11 January 2026

3. Amujae Initiative for Women
   Website: ejscenter.org/amujae-initiative
   Deadline: 12 December 2025

4. Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award
   Age: 18–30
   Deadline: 17 December 2025

5. World Water Council (WWC) Youth Delegate Program 2026–2028
   Age: 18–35
   Website: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeV... (partial link)
   Deadline: 15 November 2025

6. The NewNow 2026 – Systems Change Leaders (Global South)
   Age: 18–30
   Website: apply.oneyoungworld.com/scholarship/form
   Deadline: 16 February 2026

7. EnPAx Conference Fellows Program 2026 (Environmental Peacebuilding)
   Website: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeV... (partial link)
   Deadline: 15 November 2025

8. Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships
   Age: Under 40 (under 45 for women with children)
   Website: mo.ibrahim.foundation/fellowships
   Deadline: 20 November 2025

9. Global Schools Prize
   Website: varkeyfoundation.awardsplatform.com
   Deadline: 30 November 2025

10. United Nations Young Professionals Programme (UN YPP)
    Age: 32 or younger
    Note: Nigerians are not eligible
    Website: careers.un.org/young-professionals-programme

11. African Development Bank – Young Professionals Programme (YPP)
    Age: 32 or younger
    Website: afdb.org/en/careers/young-professionals-programme

12. IAFFE Feminist Economics School
    Deadline: 28 November 2025
    Website: iaffe.org/feminist-economics-school

13. Echidna Global Scholars Program
    Deadline: 15 December 2025
    Website: brookings.edu/echidna-global-scholars-program

14. Yale Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program
    Deadline: 3 December 2025
    Website: worldfellows.yale.edu

15. Hansen Leadership Institute
    Age: 20–25
    Deadlines:
    • 15 January 2026 (International applicants)
    • 15 March 2026 (U.S. applicants)
    Website: hansenleadershipinstitute.org/apply-now

16. Dalai Lama Fellows Program
    Age: 20–36
    Deadline: 12 November 2025
    Website: dalailamafellows.com/apply#dl-fellows

17. D-Prize Global Competition
    Deadlines:
    • Early: 23 November 2025
    • Regular: 14 December 2025
    • Extension: 4 January 2026
    Website: d-prize.org

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