Obama Foundation Scholarships

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  • • Obama Foundation African Leaders Program for Africans 2025

    • The Obama Foundation Leaders Africa program seeks to build a growing network of innovative and values-based changemakers who will drive positive change in their communities, the continent, and the world. The Obama Foundation’s Leaders program aims to inspire, empower, and connect regional coho ... read more and apply
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  • • Obama Foundation Scholars Program at University of Columbia (Fully-funded) 2025

    • The application for the 2025-2026 Obama Foundation Scholars Program at Columbia University is now open. . In addition to the programming offered through the Obama Foundation, and conducted with their counterpart Scholars cohort, Obama Foundation Scholars at Columbia University participate in ... read more and apply
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  • • Young Leaders in Business Network program for Young Leader 2024

    • Join the African German Young Leaders in Business Network: Through cross-border exchange and direct encounters, you, as a young leader, will develop your responsible leadership skills, shape the transition towards a circular economy and lay the foundation for further economic cooperation: sustainab ... read more and apply
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  • • Obama Foundation African Leaders Program for Africans 2024

    • During the Obamas’ tenure in the White House, they traveled across the African continent and witnessed incredible stories of young African leaders carrying the baton for change. Since then, they’ve formed partnerships to expand opportunities and create new connections for passionate lead ... read more and apply
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  • • Call for Application: Obama Foundation Leaders Program 2024

    • The Obama Foundation Leaders Africa program seeks to build a growing network of innovative and values-based changemakers who will drive positive change in their communities, the continent, and the world. During the Obamas’ tenure in the White House, they traveled across the African continen ... read more and apply
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  • • Obama Foundation Freedom Summer Grant Program (up to $30,000) 2023

    •  Freedom Summer 2023 is an initiative of the Obama Foundation’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance. The $1 million grant program aims to support local organizations that are working to reduce violence in Chicago communities this summer by creating and expanding spaces and programming wher ... read more and apply
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  • • Obama/Chesky Voyager Scholarship for International Students 2023

    • The Voyager Scholarship was created by the Obamas and Brian Chesky, Airbnb Co-founder and CEO, to help shape such leaders. Even though they come from different backgrounds, both the President and Brian believe that exposure to new places and experiences generates understanding, empathy, and cooperat ... read more and apply
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  • • Obama Foundation Leaders USA Program for Emerging Leaders 2023

    • The Obama Foundation Leaders USA programme is a six-month, non-residential leadership development programme that seeks to inspire, empower, and connect emerging leaders across the country. Together, Leaders will accelerate positive and lasting change in their communities with a focus on strengthe ... read more and apply
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  • • Obama Foundation Scholars Program at University of Columbia (Fully-funded) 2023

    • The Scholars program at Columbia University and the University of Chicago empowers individuals with a proven commitment to service with the tools they need to make their efforts more effective, to identify innovative solutions to complex global problems, and promote change throug ... read more and apply
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  • • Obama Foundation Global Leaders Programme 2023

    • The Barack Obama Foundation’s Leaders programme aims to inspire, empower and connect regional cohorts of changemakers to accelerate positive and lasting change in their communities and throughout their region. The 2023 Leaders programme is a six-month virtual leadership development journey. ... read more and apply