The Yale World Fellows Program at the Yale University, USA is an opportunity for mid-career emerging leaders who have distinguished themselves within their own professions, regions, countries, or at an international level. NGO leaders can also apply to take part in a specially designed academic curriculum that advances their critical-thinking and leadership skills and become teachers and mentors by deepening the understanding of the entire Yale community about the complexity and diversity of the world.
Candidates for the Fellowship must demonstrate themselves to be driving forces for action or effective catalysts of change. In significant ways and in significant arenas, each must show promise of a career trajectory of increasing responsibility and impact. World Fellows are selected from a wide range of fields and disciplines including government, business, nongovernmental organizations, religion, the military, media, and the arts. A selection committee aims to assemble a Fellowship group that is diverse, geographically balanced, and representative of a wide range of professions, talents, and perspectives.
Applicants must:
- be in the mid-career stage, at least five and typically not more than twenty years into their professional careers, with demonstrated work accomplishments, and a clear indication of future contributions and excellence. The average age of a World Fellow is 38, though there is no minimum or maximum age limit;
- have an excellent command of the English language and be able to speak, read, and write in English fluently;
- be a citizen of and reside in a country other than the United States
The deadline to submit applications is December 5, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST. For more information, visit this link.
