No, all the information and documents must be submitted via the online application form. Applications received by email will not be considered.
No, the STG’s Young African Leaders Programme is a residential programme. You must reside in Florence for the whole duration of the fellowship. The overall evolution of the pandemic will be constantly monitored and EUI activities will be adjusted accordingly. However, the programme remains residential.
There will be around 30 fellowships available.
Yes, candidates may reapply to the programme if they wish.
Unfortunately, due to a high volume of applications, the EUI is not in a position to provide individual feedback to the applicants who have not been selected.
You may contact STG faculty or fellows if you have specific inquiries about their work area. However, given the high numbers of applicants, we cannot guarantee a timely response to all interested candidates. Therefore, the candidates are encouraged to do so only in very specific cases.
The programme targets mid-career professionals with at least 7 years of relevant work experience. The selection committee will look for candidates who have already obtained significant relevant experience in their sector/ policy area and can use their past work experience as a solid foundation for building on and further developing their work and ideas during the fellowship months. Candidates with strictly academic background are likely to be less successful given the scope of this fellowship.
Applicants must be in possession of at least a master’s degree at the time of applying for the programme.
Applicants must be a maximum of 35 years old on the date of the start of the programme (1 September 2023) and currently residing in Africa. However, applicants up to 40 years old can be exceptionally considered, namely women and people with disabilities.
The programme will be structured as follows:
- Executive Training Seminars, on thematic issues;
- Professional development workshops, providing a set of leadership skills, tools and concrete case studies;
- Study visits to international organisations and EU institutions;
- Final individual written assignment;
- Award of the YALP certificate of attendance;
- Connection to network of scholars and practitioners knowledgeable in relevant transnational governance.
The exact schedule will be made available in due time for those applicants that are selected. Please look here for more information on the structure of the fellowship.
The intense programme will be incorporating both group assignments as well as individual work.
No, it is not possible to combine the fellowship with another job. The fellowship is a full-time and fully-funded programme, and successful applicants are expected to provide a statement from their current employer stating that they have taken leave for the whole duration of the programme. The three month period consists of an intense training programme.
Each year, the Africa Programme Fellows make use of the offerings of the EUI and not just the STG as much as possible, e.g. library use, open events, workshops, and training. The fellows can join the EUI interdisciplinary clusters and participate in activities at other EUI departments and centres.
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