15 fully funded travel abroad fellowship opportunities currently open as of April 20, 2026, offering global learning, leadership development, networking, research, and career growth for emerging leaders and professionals.
1. ISS Dakar Junior Fellowship Programme 2026–2027 (stipend available)
Are you passionate about making West Africa safer? Are you determined to help achieve democracies that deliver and governments that are accountable and respectful of all their citizens? Apply for the ISS Dakar Junior Fellowship Programme 2026–2027. Join the ISS Junior Fellowship Programme – where hard-working young West Africans develop the skills to drive meaningful change and launch their careers in the policy field.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 10
2. Western Union Global Fellowship 2026 (Fully-funded)
The Western Union Global Fellowship is a Fellowship designed for entrepreneurs impacting refugees, highly marginalized, and displaced individuals globally. Suported by Western Union and powered by Watson Institute, this fully-funded 16-week program provides training, committed mentorship, financial literacy skills, financial stipends, long-term Alumni support, a playbook and funds to power a 1-day Basecamp in their community, and a global network of support to help exceptional entrepreneurs and leaders access economic opportunity, advance their impact, and transform their communities.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Jun. 28
3. Future of Work Reporting Fellowship 2026 ($5,000 stipend)
The Future of Work Reporting Fellowship will support journalists telling place-based stories that explore how government and private investments are reshaping economic opportunity across the United States.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Jul. 24
4. Enlight Fellowship Program 2026 (Fully-funded)
The Enlight Fellowship, supported by the Enlight Foundation and powered by the Watson Institute, is a fully-funded entrepreneurial and leadership development program designed specifically for rising leaders creating solutions to mental wellbeing globally.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Jul. 5
5. Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship 2026 (Fully-funded)
The Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship, powered by Watson Institute, is a fully-funded program designed for the most promising community leaders leveraging AI to scale inclusive, local solutions in Google Data Center Communities.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Jul. 12
6. Youth Will LEAD Fellowship 2026 ($1,500 stipend)
At Youth Will, they believe young people deserve the freedom to pursue careers that bring them joy and fulfillment—not just those deemed valuable by society or family. The “traditional” path is no longer a guaranteed win. Instead, it often leaves young people with mismatched jobs and overwhelming debt.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr 26
7. AFRIKA KOMMT! Fellowship 2026-2028
The programme AFRIKA KOMMT! brings together the most visionary young leaders from Africa and German companies. Companies benefit from the expertise, knowledge, local network and unique African perspective of the young professionals.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 10
8. Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) Fellowships 2026/2027
The Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), the Berlin-based German Institute for International and Security Affairs, is offering fellowships to post-doctoral researchers, think tank members, and practitioners working on Turkey-related issues.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 30
9. Eisner Prize Fellowship 2026 (up to $50,000)
Since 2011, The Eisner Foundation has awarded the Eisner Prize to honor people and organizations doing exceptional intergenerational work across the country. In 2023, the Eisner Prize evolved into the Eisner Prize Fellowship to provide financial resources, networking opportunities, and the prestige of the Eisner Prize to leaders with new ideas and perspectives that will propel the field forward.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 10
10. DSSGxMunich Program 2026 for Data Scientists
The DSSGx Munich is a 2-month fellowship program for talented data scientists from all around the world to contribute to social initiatives in Munich in the summer months. The program is supported by the Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML).
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 24
11. Eisenhower Fellowships Global Program 2027
In spring 2027, Eisenhower Fellowships will assemble a diverse group of visionaries from across the globe and invite them to the United States for a unique nearly six-week program with both in-person and virtual components. Fellows will develop a project, foster professional relationships and launch dynamic, concrete collaborations with their American counterparts, their class and the prestigious EF network of over 1,900 active Fellows
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 15
12. African Leadership Centre Associate Fellowship in Global Leadership & Peacebuilding for the Global South 2026
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.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 24
13. Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA) Fellowship Programme 2026 (Fully-funded)
The Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA) Fellowship is a fully funded, twelve-month leadership development programme designed to nurture Nigeria’s next generation of ethical, visionary, and impact-driven leaders. It provides young Nigerians with deep exposure to public governance, practical leadership experience, strategic learning, and a supportive community that accelerates personal and professional growth.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 16
14. Google PhD Fellowship Program 2026 (Funded)
Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD. Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Google. The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recognize outstanding graduate students doing exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and related fields.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 30
15. FUNGAI DPI Governance in Africa Fellowship 2026.
At FUNGAI Africa, they believe that how we govern technology reveals who we are as societies. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), which includes identity systems, data platforms, and service portals reshaping state-citizen relations, is not neutral. It either deepens inequality or advances justice. This fellowship brings together a new generation of African researchers to audit DPI through a human rights and democratic lens.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Apr. 5
For more information visit OD Fellowship.
