Global Youth Leadership Fellowship

The Problem

Many high-potential students never learn how to recognize or activate their leadership identity. Without this clarity, they struggle to access selective colleges, scholarships, and pathways that shape long-term impact. Talent exists everywhere, but opportunity does not.

Our Solution

A Multiyear Fellowship That Unlocks Leadership Identity and Opportunity

The Global Youth Leadership Fellowship is a multiyear fellowship that combines international leadership development experiences with wrap-around college access and social impact / career pathway support.

It is designed to help young people (high school, college and now early career alumni) translate their lived and global experiences to build a strong leadership identity. Fellows develop the competencies needed to unlock life-changing opportunities and contribute to impact-driven change.

How the Fellowship Works

Student cohorts in select markets apply to Nyah Project’s leadership programs. Accepted Fellows participate in immersive international experiences across Africa or Asia, including Ghana, Indonesia, South Africa, Namibia, and Morocco. Alongside global learning, Fellows receive structured leadership development, guided reflection, and individualized college and scholarship strategy support.

The Fellowship integrates leadership growth with practical outcomes. Students strengthen their leadership identity while improving college competitiveness, acceptance rates, and scholarship acquisition.