The African Union Fellowship will seek to facilitate conditions for building the internal capacity of the host African Union organs in the long term.
The African Union Digital Fellowship is a fully funded providing stipends for a 12-month program which aims to identify and deploy highly competent tech innovators from the African continent.
In this post, we will provide you with the full details, requirements, benefits, and the step-by-step application procedure for the fully funded fellowship program.
African Union Fellowship Summary
- Host Country: Ethiopia
- Category: Training | Fellowships
- Eligible Countries: African Countries
- Reward: Full Sponsorship | Training | Networking
- No IELTS Required
- Deadline: April 28, 2024
African Union Fellowship Details:
The African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program is a robust 12-month program which aims to identify and deploy highly competent tech innovators from the African continent to units and organs within the African Union headquarters.
Fellows will be identified as as ‘resident fellows’ to understand the system within those units, identify data management challenges within the systems and solve the challenges identified by co-creating and building innovative tailor-made products and processes.
The fellowship program is implemented through the BMZ Commission’s GIZ DataCipation program which supports the African Union and its organs to enhance its mandate on citizens engagement.
Requirements for African Union Digital Fellowship 2024
To be considered for the African Union Digital Fellowship, you must:
- Be based in Africa and must be a National of an African Union member state;
- Be under the age of 34 prior to the time of application;
- Hold a tertiary education degree or its equivalent;
- Have the capacity to gather comprehensive information on complex problems or situations, and the ability to evaluate and analyze information accurately in order to identify key issues and proffer solutions;
- Have experience and technical know-how in designing innovative technology products/solutions;
- Be available to travel to participate in an induction workshop;
- Be available and willing to dedicate 12 months. Fellows will be required to take a break from current obligations and relocate to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Applicants who speak more than one AU official language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Swahili) are strongly advised to apply.
Benefits of African Union Fellowship 2024
As a fellow of the African Union Digital Fellowship Program, you will be able to;
- Participate in several capacity building training that will be facilitated by top experts from the African innovation ecosystem.
- Receive mentorship support from experienced industry experts drawn from the AfriLabs community.
- Network and benefit from several peer-to-peer learning opportunities.
- Receive monthly stipends throughout the period of the Fellowship.
- Embark on several all-expense-paid trips to ecosystem events, onboarding/offboarding, study/learning tour, etc.
- Attend a grand graduation ceremony where certificates will be awarded to fellows.
- Be recognized as a fellow/alumni of the African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program.
- During the Fellowship, all fellows’ travel expenses for deployment to Addis Ababa, events, learning tour, offboarding, etc. will be fully covered by the Fellowship.
How to Apply for African Union Fellowship 2024 (Step by Step)
To apply for the African Union Fellowship 2024, interested and qualified applicants should follow the procedures below;
- click on the button below to visit the African Union Fellowship page
- click on the “APPLY NOW” tab
- provide all the required personal info and upload all required documents
- submit your application and await the AU’s decision.
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