Professional Fellow Program for Economic Empowerment

Apply today to the Department of State Fully Funded Professional Fellow Program for Economic Empowerment and spend 6 weeks in the US!

PFP is a fully funded 6-week program in the US including one week of intensive training, a 4-week fellowship at an organization in Washington, DC, Detroit, MI, or Austin, TX, and a Professional Fellows Congress in Washington, DC. It is designed to promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting, sustainable partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders committed to strengthening their communities through social entrepreneurship and workforce development.

The Professional Fellows Program (PFP) supports you to develop your skills and learn:
• Effective practices in business management;
• Principles of social entrepreneurship and increase the ability to run effective community outreach and public relations campaigns;
• Best practices from American colleagues in workforce development;
• Increase the ability to think “outside of the box,” and spark creative, innovative approaches to problems, products, and marketplaces;
• Acquire new strategies to engage effectively with policymakers and government officials; and
• Form new strategic partnerships.

ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES:
• Are currently employed with at least two years' relevant work experience
• Are 25-40 years old
• Are citizens and residents of Lebanon
• Speak fluent English to work full-time at a U.S. worksite
• Demonstrate initiative, openness, and flexibility
• Have strong leadership skills and commitment to community

APPLICATION DEADLINE: The deadline for this year's round of applications is January 9, 2023.

For more information, contact Amideast/Lebanon on 01-989901 ext. 236. . To access the application, check the following link: https://www.legacyintl.org/pfp/.

Overall Objectives: 
PFP is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by Legacy International with assistance from partners in the United States and the MENA region.
Activities: 
N/A
Start Date
Tue, 13/12/2022 - 8:00am to Mon, 09/01/2023 - 4:30am
Project Status
Started/Ongoing
Project Timeframe
N/A
Intervention Sector(s):
Education, Training & Capacity Building
Project Location:
N/A Beirut , Beirut
Lebanon
Beirut LB
Collaboration with Other Organisations
N/A
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