One Young World 2023 Leading Africa Scholarships for African Students

Published: 27 Mar 2023 1,769 views

The Leading Africa Scholarship is an initiative designed to ensure that outstanding young people from Africa are represented at the One Young World Summit 2023 in Belfast.

Africa is host to the largest population of young people in the world, with over 60% of its population under the age of 25. With 72% of its labour force in “vulnerable” employment and several countries experiencing challenges of governance and violent extremism, the Fourth Industrial Revolution could provide a lifeline to this young, eager population. Given their sheer numbers, they have the ability to transform their regions, whether it be in governance, energy, infrastructure, medicine and beyond.

In the midst of these challenges and opportunities, it is young leaders who are devising meaningful strategies to build a more sustainable region. Are you one of those leaders? If so, One Young World is looking to bring you to the next annual Summit.

One Young World Leading Africa Scholarships

Application Deadline	April 30, 2023
Funding Type	Partially Funded
Country to study	United Kingdom
Type	College School
Sponsor	One Young World
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of One Young World Leading Africa Scholarships

• Access to the One Young World Summit 2023 in Belfast, UK.
• Hotel accommodation between 1 and 5 October 2023.
• Catering which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• The cost of travel to and from Belfast. Your flight to and from Belfast must depart from and return to one and the same international airport.

Please note that if you are ultimately selected for a Scholarship and require a visa to enter the UK to attend the One Young World Summit 2023, you will be required to pay the visa fee yourself. The visa costs 100 GBP plus the applicable service charge of your local visa application centre. The costs of the visa and the applicable service charge as well as any further costs associated with the visa application (including travel to and from the visa application centre) fall on you as the participant.

Requirements for One Young World Leading Africa Scholarships

You are eligible for sponsorship if you:

• Are between the ages of 18 – 30*
• Have an evidenced commitment to delivering positive change
• Demonstrate capacity for leadership
• Are addressing key local and/or global issues in your work
• Have a track record of generating impactful and innovative ideas 
• Are a national (passport holding citizen) of one of the countries listed below:

Algeria	Angola	Benin	Botswana
Burkina Faso	Burundi	Cameroon	Cape Verde
Central African Republic	Chad	Comoros	Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Congo, The Republic of the	Cote d’Ivoire	Djibouti	Egypt
Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea	Ethiopia	eSwatini, Kingdom of
Gabon	Gambia, The	Ghana	Guinea
Guinea-Bissau	Kenya	Lesotho	Liberia
Libya, State of	Madagascar	Malawi	Mali
Mauritania	Mauritius	Morocco	Mozambique
Namibia	Niger	Nigeria	Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe	Senegal	Seychelles	Sierra Leone
Somalia	South Africa	South Sudan	Sudan
Tanzania, United Republic of	Togo	Tunisia	Uganda
Zambia	Zimbabwe

Selection Process

 selection process:

The strongest applicants will be shortlisted by mid-May 2023. You will be contacted individually by a member of the One Young World team if you have been shortlisted.

Please note:

• We cannot guarantee any applicant that they will be shortlisted or that we will secure sponsorship for any shortlisted applicant.
• Priority will be given to applicants from countries that have been less represented at previous One Young World Summits.
• Priority will also be given to first-time Summit attendees (not OYW Ambassadors).
• Due to the overwhelming amount of applications we receive, One Young World is unable to respond to individual emails enquiring about the outcome of the Leading Africa selection process.
• We do not provide feedback as to why candidates are not selected.

Application Deadline

April 30, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to One Young World on www.oneyoungworld.com to apply