Day: October 13, 2022

Obama Foundation Leaders Program

Stephanie Jackson

  PROGRAM OVERVIEW­­ Launched in 2018, the Obama Foundation Leaders program is a six-month, virtual leadership development journey that seeks to inspire, empower, and connect emerging leaders to accelerate positive and lasting change in their communities, in their regions, and across the world. The Foundation operates Leaders programs in three regions internationally: Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.   To date, the program has built a network of more than 700 leaders, hailing from more than 100 nations and territories around the world. These leaders work across various sectors and issue areas and are brought…

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Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program, Partnership for Public Service

Stephanie Jackson

The Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program places students with critically needed skills into 10-12-week paid summer internships at the Departments of Transportation and Commerce. Candidates interested in several career tracks—including finance, public policy and administration, engineering, science, math, information technology and the liberal arts—are encouraged to apply. Applications for Summer 2023 are open until November 27, 2022. Apply here: https://gogovernment.org/fellowship/future-leaders-in-public-service-internship-program/apply-form/. Program Benefits Selected participants in the program will receive: A 10-12 week summer internship at the Department of Commerce or the Department of Transportation. $4,000 to cover stipend and other expenses.…

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Registration Open! WMGIC x NATO HQ Disinformation Challenge

Stephanie Jackson

William & Mary’s Global Innovation Challenge and NATO Headquarters seek the best undergraduate minds from across the Alliance to tackle disinformation challengesRegistration Deadline: October 14, 2022This challenge will be held virtually over Zoom on Friday, October 21, 2021, from 8am to 2:45pm ET (12pm to 6:45pm GMT).During the Challenge and over seven hours, teams will work with expert mentors in one of seven streams: Russia-Ukraine War, Public Health, Climate Change: Clean Energy, Climate Change: Climate Security, Artificial Intelligence, Gender-Based Violence, and Terrorism. Mentors will help guide students as they discuss and deliberate…

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