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Hansen Leadership Institute 2024 Scholarship [Fully Funded]: Apply by Jan 15

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Dec 12, 2023
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Applications are invited for Hansen Leadership Institute 2024 Scholarship. Apply at the earliest. Deadline is January 15th, 2024.

About

HLI provides training in the principles, practices, and psychology of effective, ethical and visionary leadership. We also train Hansen Fellows to be effective communicators and public speakers. In recent years, we have begun to expand our focus to gender issues in leadership as well. The intense, 24/7 face to face community of our three-week program becomes a path to a vibrant virtual hub, where Hansen alum engage, connect, and mutually support each other’s projects of peace and community building.

Hansen Leadership Institute 2024 Scholarship [Fully Funded]: Apply Now! — Hansen Leadership Institute 2024 Scholarship

Eligibility

To participate in the Hansen Summer Institute, candidates must meet the following eligibility requirements:
NON – U.S. STUDENTS: (from zones of conflict and/or social strife)
- Upper division undergraduate with 2 years of college/university or graduate student with a professional interest in international relations, diplomacy, international economic development or related fields.
- Students must be between the ages of 20-25 at the start of the program.
- Must have demonstrated leadership potential outside of the classroom in the community, nation or region.
- Have an academic adviser verify in writing the candidate’s English proficiency
- Have a valid international passport with U.S. visa if necessary by the time the program begins
- Preference will be given to those who have never visited the United States

Award value

The Hansen Summer Institute is fully funded by the Fred J. Hansen Foundation. This includes international airfare, room and board, and all programmatic costs. If selected the only cost to participants will be the fees incurred in obtaining a passport and spending money.

Dates

The next program dates are July 1-23, 2024. Note that, if selected, you will travel to the United States a few days earlier than the start date. No participants awill be allowed to arrive late or leave early.

How to apply?

Click on the “Apply” tab for a link to the International and U.S. application portal. Log-in to create an account and begin completing the online application.
Your application will not be reviewed by the selection committee until we have received the entire, completed application (100% in all sections, including transcripts and recommendation forms).

Application procedure

When you submit a name and email address for your academic referee, they will automatically receive an email with instructions to log in and answer a questionnaire to complete to verify your English proficiency. This verification will be submitted with their recommendation form. This is an automatic process; there is no extra information for you to provide.
These are letters of reference (written on the organization’s letterhead) from a person who knows you well and can explain why you are a qualified applicant for the program. All applicants must submit two (2) evaluative statements:
From an academic adviser or professor. This person should be able to evaluate your English proficiency and;
From an NGO or community organization with whom you have worked.