Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for an IFP fellowship, applicants at the time of selection must;
• Be resident citizens or other residents of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
• Hold an honors bachelor’s degree- for those applying for Masters fellowships and a Masters degree– for those applying for PhD
• Have demonstrated leadership skills and commitment to community service and/ or national development.
• Have significant relevant professional or other work experience related to proposed field of study, of not less than three (3) years.
• Have not previously studied outside the Africa region.
• Intend to pursue a post-graduate degree that will directly enhance their leadership capacity in an academic, policy, practical or artistic discipline and field corresponding to one or more of the Foundation’s areas of endeavor.
• Present a plan specifying how they will apply their studies to social problems in their own countries.
• Commit themselves to working on these issues following the fellowship period.