African Union Graduate Fellowship Program 2024 [APPLY NOW]

The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999).

The main objectives of the OAU were to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonization and apartheid; to promote unity and solidarity amongst African States; to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development; to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote international cooperation.

Interested and qualified candidates for the African Union Graduate Fellowship Program 2024, should read the details below.

African Union Fellowship

Job Specifications:

- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Ethiopia | Africa.

Job Description:

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.

Qualifications and Requirements:

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.