Deadline: August 18, 2023.

The Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum’s Young Leaders’ Initiative (YLI) aims to bring together talented students and young professionals in the United Kingdom, who have a keen interest in the key strategic issues impacting the Middle East and North Africa region. The programme aims to create a network of emerging leaders in academia, policy analysis and the private sector, foster progressive collaboration between their respective disciplines, and encourage productive policy discussions and the sharing of innovative ideas surrounding the political, economic and security affairs of the Middle East and North Africa region.

The YLI will not only equip participants with a nuanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing today’s Middle East and North Africa region, but will also provide a platform for networking and collaboration with leading experts in the policy analysis and policymaking fields.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Final-year undergraduate, Master’s or PhD students, or professionals under the age of 30, based in the United Kingdom

Essential requirements:

• Relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Politics, International Relations, Middle Eastern Studies, Economics, Business, War and Security Studies or a cognate discipline
• Advanced knowledge of and interest in the political and/or economic and/or security relations of the Middle East and North Africa region
• Experience in research

Additional desirable but non-essential requirements:

• Fluency in a regional language
• Experience living/studying/working in the region

BENEFITS

1. Participate in a fully funded programme
2. Expand their professional networks
3. Develop an original piece of policy analysis with academic support

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