Cambridge Middle East & North Africa Forum Young Leaders’ Initiative 2023

Deadline: August 18, 2023

Applications are open for the Cambridge Middle East & North Africa Forum Young Leaders’ Initiative 2023. The 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 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.

Thematic Area

The programme focuses on three thematic areas of cooperation between countries of the Middle East and North Africa region and their international partners:

• Politics
• Economics
• Security

Benefits

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Participate in a fully-funded programme;
• Expand their professional network;
• Develop an original piece of policy analysis with academic support.

Eligibility

• Open to final year undergraduate, Master’s or PhD students, or professionals;
• Be under the age of 30 based in the United Kingdom.

Essential requirements:

• Relevant undergraduate or postgraduate dergree 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.

Application

Apply by sending your CV and statement (up to 250 words) detailing your interest in the programme to Ms Tugela Pepin at t.pepin@cmenaf.org.

For more information, visit Young Leaders’ Initiative.