Call for The International Youth Fellowship Program 2026 is open now!!!
AKFC is seeking individuals who demonstrate a commitment to international development, are driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact in the world, and are ready to apply their skills and experience to a challenging overseas Fellowship. Since 1989, almost 600 individuals have participated in AKFC’s International Youth Fellowship Program.
The International Youth Fellowship Program is a unique opportunity for recent graduates and early-career professionals in Canada to bring a global dimension to their careers. Through an intensive pre-departure training and an overseas placement, Fellows get hands-on experience in international development. Their placements support local institutions to implement programs that improve the quality of life of the communities they serve.
Fellows will be placed in one of two streams: International Development Management (IDM) and International Microfinance and Microenterprise (IMM). IDM Fellows are typically placed with organizations working in fields like health and education and IMM Fellows with organizations involved in microfinance or market development.
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Each Fellow spends eight months in Africa or Asia working with agencies and partners of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), one of the world’s largest and most respected international development organizations.
Before Fellows depart for their overseas placement, they attend a three-week pre-departure training in Ottawa, which provides a thorough grounding in the skills and knowledge required to contribute effectively to their host organizations. The pre-departure training is designed by former Fellows and is facilitated by leading international development professionals, based in Canada and overseas, including many alumni of the Fellowship program.
AKFC covers the majority of costs associated with living and working overseas, including travel, accommodation, vaccinations, health insurance, and a modest stipend to cover the cost of living. Successful candidates are required to make a one-time contribution of CAD $1,000 towards the costs of the Fellowship.
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Canada is a country of leaders, innovators, and creators – known for embracing their role as citizens of the world. The International Youth Fellowship is one of Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s wide range of opportunities for people from Canada to exercise and express their global citizenship. Through these opportunities, AKFC creates platforms to learn about development contexts and challenges, and to partner with local institutions to jointly change people’s lives for the better.
The Fellowship is a proven launching pad for diverse careers in government, non-profit, media, education, STEM, and finance sectors. This fully funded opportunity offers an intensive, practical, pre-departure training program and an eight-month overseas placement in a meaningful role to recent university graduates and young professionals aged 30 or under.
No matter your background, the Fellowship program is open to individuals who are driven by the desire to learn about unfamiliar contexts, cultivate a global mindset, and make a meaningful change in the world.
Benefits
- The Fellowship is a proven launching pad for diverse careers in government, non-profit, media, education, STEM, and finance sectors.
- This fully funded opportunity offers an intensive, practical, pre-departure training program and an eight-month overseas placement in a meaningful role to recent university graduates and young professionals aged 30 or under.
Eligibilities
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
- Be 30 years of age or younger on or before February 1, 2026
- Be able to demonstrate qualities and characteristics of global citizens
- Hold at minimum an undergraduate university degree
Application Process
Apply online thorugh the Apply Now link.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2026 (59 Days Remaining)
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