The Student Leaders Program (SLP) is a rigorous leadership and civic engagement program for up to 60 competitively selected undergraduate and graduate students between the ages of 20 and 24 from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Students are placed in U.S. universities where they complete academic coursework, develop leadership and project management skills, and expand their understanding of civil society and participatory governance processes in the United States and MENA region. The cornerstone of the program is the development of Community Engagement Plans (CEP), where each student identifies an issue/opportunity that they would like to improve in their communities. During the program, students will have the opportunity to meet their American peers, engage in community service activities, and meet civil society organizations.

The Student Leaders Program (SLP) is a yearlong three-part program: pre-summer, summer, and post-summer with the most intensive part taking place during the summer. The summer program is an intensive 4-week program, and is tentatively scheduled to take place from June 28 until July 26, 2023. The summer program will either be a virtual, hybrid, or in-person program. Upon completion of the summer program, students will implement their Community Engagement Plans and receive follow-on support, training, and professional networking opportunities, including joining the 2,000 strong MEPI Alumni network.  A competitive follow-on Accelerator Workshop may be held in the MENA region.

Who is Eligible?

This program is open to university students (undergraduate and graduate) between the ages of 20 and 24 (birth dates falling between July 26, 1998 and June 28, 2003). We seek a gender-balanced pool of candidates and give preference to traditionally under-served participants. Applicants should demonstrate sufficient English-language skills to participate in U.S. university-level classes and must be enrolled in and attending a university in their home countries. Students from low-income backgrounds and limited travel experience are highly encouraged to apply. While nominees may be undergraduate or graduate students in any field of academic specialization, it is critical that they exhibit a serious interest in pursuing leadership opportunities in their home countries and demonstrate a desire to deepen their civic engagement. SLP does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical challenge or social status.

How do participants apply?

Participants apply for the program online at  https://studentleaders-apply.smapply.io/ and are then interviewed and nominated by U.S. Embassies.

Deadline

1. • Applications are due on December 19, 2022 at 23:59 GMT for the following countries; Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen.

ئەمریکا بەرنامەی خوێندکارى سەرکردە ڕادەگەیەنێت و خوێندکارانى کوردستان دەتوانن داواکارى پێشکەش بکەن

حکومەتی ویلایەتە یەکگرتوەکانى ئەمریکا بەرنامەی قوتابی سەرکردە  بۆ ساڵی (٢٠٢٣- ٢٠٢٤) ڕاگەیاند،  خوێندکارانى زانکۆکانى هەرێمى کوردستان  دەتوانن داواکارى بۆ بەدەستهێنانى کورسیەکانى ئەو بەرنامەیە پێشکەش بکەن.

بەرنامەی خوێندکارى سەرکردە بەرنامەیەکی وردی سەرکردایەتییە، کە تیایدا قوتابی و خوێندکار لە وڵاتانى ڕۆژهەڵاتی ناوەڕاست و باکوری ئەفریقا دەتوانن داواکاری پێشکەش بکەن، بەرنامەکە ماوەی ساڵێک بەردەوام دەبێت و لە  سێ بەش پێکهاتوە، بەشى یەکەمب پێش وەرزى هاوین بەڕێوەدەچێ،  بەشى دوەم لە ورزی هاوین دەبێ، هەرچى بەشى سێیەمە دوای وەرزی هاوین دەستپێدەکات.

سەبارەت بە مەرجەکان جەخت لەسەر ئەوە کراوەتەوە، کە پێویستە قوتابى/ خوێندکار تەمەنی لە نیوان (٢٠- ٢٤) ساڵ بێت، لە هەمانکاتدا دانیشتووى یەکێک لەم وڵاتانە ( عێراق، جەزائیر، بەحرەین، میسر، ئیسرائیل، ئەردەن، کوێت، لبنان، لیبیا، مەراکش، قەتەر، سوریا، تونس، بەری رؤژئاوا- غەزە، یەمەن) بێت، هاوکات پێشکەشکار دەبێت شارەزایی باشى لە زمانی ئینگلیزی هەبێت. دوا کات بۆ پێشکەشکردن ڕێکەوتى (2022/12/19)