Call for Applications is now open for the 2026/27 African Leadership Centre Prestigious Fellowship Programmes

Closing Date: 24 May 2026

Call for Applications is now open for the 2026/27 African Leadership Centre Prestigious Fellowship Programmes

Lead the Change in Peace, Security & Development

Join the African Leadership Centre’s prestigious fellowship programmes. Transform your expertise into impact through cutting-edge research and policy engagement. Explore the African Leadership Centre prestigious fellowship programmes below:

Fellowships for African Scholars in Peace, Security and Development (Degree-Awarding)

This award is designed for young African scholars passionate about a career in leadership, security, and development, to impact discourse and practice in these areas.

1. Spanning eighteen months, this fellowship combines rigorous academic research, impactful writing, and policy analysis on leadership, security, and development issues, culminating in a six-month attachment at a leading African university, regional organization, or Centre of Excellence on the continent.
2. This programme uses modalities of learning that integrate a master’s programme on Global Leadership and Peacebuilding at King’s College London with a uniquely tailored mentoring programme—comprising numerous group mentoring sessions, simulation practices, one-on-one and peer-to-peer mentoring sessions, institutional visits, and attachment.
3. Upon completion, fellows emerge with academic knowledge, research skills, mentorship training, and practical experience, connected to a network of distinguished African experts in peace, security, and development to take part in setting a new peace, security and development agenda for Africa.

Associate Fellowship in Global Leadership and Peacebuilding for the Global South

This associate fellowship bursary is available to students from the Global South applying for the MSc Global Leadership and Peacebuilding at King’s College London, for the 2026/27 academic year (beginning in September 2026). It is available to students studying full-time only. The bursary is for students from the Global South who are pursuing careers in leadership, security, and development.

1. Successful applicants will receive a bursary that covers 25 per cent of the MSc Global Leadership and Peacebuilding tuition fees at King’s College London for the 2026/27 academic year in addition to five thousand pounds (£5,000) as a contribution to their living expenses in London.
2. This fellowship combines rigorous academic research, impactful writing, and policy analysis on leadership, security, and development issues. It uses modalities of learning that integrate a master’s programme on Global Leadership and Peacebuilding at King’s College London with a uniquely tailored mentoring programme—comprising numerous group-mentoring sessions, simulation practices, one-on-one and peer-to-peer mentoring sessions, institutional visits, and attachment.
3. After the MSc programme, Associate Fellows will also have an option to undertake a short internship at an international institution or regional centre of excellence.
4. Upon completion, associate fellows emerge with academic knowledge, research skills, mentorship training, and practical experience, connected to a network of distinguished experts in peace, security, and development to propel their careers forward.

To be considered for this fellowship, applicants must also submit a separate application for the MSc in Global Leadership and Peacebuilding at King’s College London here. The application processes are as follows:

1. Register on the King’s application portal here.
2. Log in and complete all required steps to submit your application.
3. When selecting your programme, choose Peace & Security Fellowship (not MSc in Global Leadership and Peacebuilding).

Associate Fellowship in Peace, Security and Development for African Students (Degree Awarding)

This associate fellowship bursary is available to African students applying for the MSc Global Leadership and Peacebuilding at King’s College London, for the 2026/27 academic year (beginning in September 2026). It is available to students studying full time only. The bursary is available to young Africans who are pursuing careers in leadership, security, and development.

1. Successful applicants will receive a bursary that covers 25 per cent of the MSc Global Leadership and Peacebuilding tuition fees at King’s College London for the 2026/27 academic year in addition to five thousand pounds (£5,000) as a contribution to their living expenses in London.
2. This fellowship combines rigorous academic research, impactful writing, and policy analysis on leadership, security, and development issues. It uses modalities of learning that integrate a master’s programme on Global Leadership and Peacebuilding at King’s College London with a uniquely tailored mentoring programme—comprising numerous group-mentoring sessions, simulation practices, one-on-one and peer-to-peer mentoring sessions, institutional visits, and attachment.
3. After the MSc programme, Associate Fellows will also have an option to undertake a paid six-month attachment to a leading African university, regional organization, or centre of excellence.
4. Upon completion, associate fellows emerge with academic knowledge, research skills, mentorship training, and practical experience, connected to a network of distinguished African experts in peace, security, and development to propel their careers forward.

To be considered for this fellowship, applicants must also submit a separate application for the MSc in Global Leadership and Peacebuilding at King’s College London here.

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