2020-2021 LDF Fellowship – MEPI عودة إلى الفرص

The Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF), funded by the U.S. Department of State’s U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and implemented by World Learning. The LDF Fellowship engages emerging leaders across sectors in the Middle East and North Africa in five stages over one-year of an application-based leadership development fellowship to advance civic engagement and social entrepreneurship by providing skills, resources, and support networks to analyze complex challenges, re-examine interventions, and to seek inventive ways to make positive social and economic changes in local communities.

The LDF Fellowship seeks emerging leaders who are innovators and problem-solvers, currently engaged in civic engagement or social entrepreneurship, can work in a cross-cultural setting, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and will commit to applying the learning and skills built during the LDF Fellowship. Emerging leaders with an established track record in civic engagement or social entrepreneurship are encouraged to apply.

Those selected will come from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, organizations, and political affiliations. The LDF Fellowship does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical challenge or social status. We aim to create an inclusive and multi-cultural environment that allows all people to thrive.

LDF Fellowship  – English Track
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Strong written and oral English and Arabic proficiency is required of Fellows for the English track. As part of Stage Three, Fellows travel to the U.S. to attend a three-week academic and experiential experience focused on civic engagement and social entrepreneurship. Fellows will converse about complex political and global issues with peers and experts in English.

LDF Fellowship – Arabic Track
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Strong written and oral Arabic proficiency is required of Fellows for the Arabic track. As part of Stage Three, Fellows travel to Lebanon to attend a three-week academic and experiential experience focused on civic engagement and social entrepreneurship. Fellows will converse about complex political and global issues with peers and experts in Arabic.

Before you start:

• Learn about the program’s structure, application cycle, and selection criteria: Arabic, English
• Read the most frequently asked questions: Arabic, English