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FY 2026 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (YALI Fellowship) deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is May 25, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

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Agency
Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Award range
$15,000,000 to $15,000,000
Total funding
Not specified
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
CFDA / ALN
19.009
Cost share
No

Application Countdown

14
Days
10
Hours
46
Minutes

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
Not listed
Last updated
March 25, 2026
Expected awards
1

Deadline summary

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Study of the U.S. Branch invites proposal submissions for one cooperative agreement to design, implement, and oversee the FY 2026 YALI Fellowship. Established in 2014 the YALI Fellowship has built and maintained a network of approximately 7,800 young African leaders across sectors critical to U.S. interests and foreign policy priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The award recipient...

Key dates

Posted
March 25, 2026
Deadline
May 25, 2026

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Eligibility snapshot

Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Please see announcement.

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