Deadline: March 1, 2023.

WISE Emerging Leaders is a nine-month fellowship program for the next generation of leaders in education who wish to embark on a learning journey that cultivates the mindsets, skills, and techniques necessary to thrive, nurture communities, and transform education systems. It is now entering its fifth consecutive year.

In a time when education is disrupted by multiple crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the burnout epidemic, and the ecological collapse, WISE believes it is ever more important to create stimulating and nourishing spaces for education leaders to come together, connect meaningfully, learn with each other, and collaborate for collective impact. Transforming education systems requires change at the structural and systemic levels, but also at the intrapersonal and interpersonal levels. Leaders who lead with self-awareness, compassion, and creativity, who cultivate their own and their team’s wellbeing, and who weave people and projects together are leaders who can spark innovation and systemic change.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. Candidates must be between the ages of 25 and 33.
2. Candidates must hold a valid travel document and be willing to travel abroad for the residential session.
3. Candidates should be proficient in spoken and written English and should be comfortable presenting and speaking in public.
4. Candidates should demonstrate a degree of resilience that enables them to contribute fully to the program while also meeting other organizational and personal commitments.
5. Candidates should be curious, open-minded, flexible, and comfortable in multicultural environments.
6. Candidates have a strong profile showing a steady record of accomplishments in the field of education (academic, professional and/or personal). They have also been involved in education and/or development projects for at least 3 years.
7. Candidates clearly demonstrate engagement in social issues and how they have sought to overcome them through innovative ideas, and initiatives.
8. Candidates must demonstrate potential for growth within the nominating organization.

BENEFITS

WISE will cover the following costs for Fellows joining the residential sessions: return flights, accommodation, meals, in-country transportation, venue hire, and workshop material.

APPLICATION

WISE invites representatives of institutions, organizations, programs and networks to nominate engaged candidates with outstanding academic/professional and/or personal experiences in the field of education from your organization. Nominees can be part of your extended organization or branches across the world. The nominator must have a project idea while nominating a candidate for the nomination to be eligible.

• WISE is looking for 15–20 outstanding young professionals identified by their organizations to join the cohort.
• Nominees must be between the ages of 25 and 33, with demonstrated engagement in the field of education and potential for growth.
• Nominating organizations must identify a potential project for the nominee to undertake during the year and support the nominee in developing the project during the program.
• Upon selection of the fellow, their host organization and WISE will finalize the project brief.

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