If you are planning to study in Egypt, Tunisia, or Jordan with financial support, the Lazord Fellowship is one of the best opportunities available for international students. This scholarship provides fully funded programs at Egyptian, Tunisian, and Jordanian universities across a wide range of fields. In this article, we will explain everything you need to know about the Lazord Fellowship, including its benefits, eligibility criteria, required documents, and a detailed step-by-step application process to help you apply successfully.
The Lazord Fellowship 2026 is offered for one year of training. This scholarship provides a living stipend (based on local living costs) and a modest housing stipend (based on the fellow’s placement and needs).
As a Lazord Fellow, you would be joining a multidimensional program that aims to empower its fellows to develop a critical understanding of civic engagement and to enhance their leadership and technical skills across all industries for their future careers. The program attains its mission through offering mentoring, providing job opportunities in organizations determined to advance the common good, and creating enriched educational opportunities.
If you are a visionary leader who generates thoughts for social change in fields like education, women’s rights, social entrepreneurship, youth, corporate involvement, and human rights, you must apply.
Scholarship Summary
- Level of Study: Training/Non-degree Program
- Institution(s): Lazord partners
- Study Destination: Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan
- Program Period: One year
- Deadline: July 13, 2026
Courses Offered
- Education.
- Women’s rights.
- Civil society.
- Project management.
- Leadership.
- Social entrepreneurship.
- youth.
- corporate engagement.
- human rights.
- Team building.
- Business skills.
Scholarship Coverage
The Lazord Fellowship provides the recipient with the following benefits:
- Be hosted for one year in a local nonprofit or for-profit organization as a full-time employee.
- Receive a living stipend (based on local living costs) and a modest housing stipend (based on the fellow’s placement and needs).
- Have networking opportunities with professionals and influential individuals from all sectors—both local and international.
- Receive monthly mentoring sessions with professional mentors with civil society experience.
- Be offered a minimum of 15 training sessions by influential civil society leaders and professional trainers on an array of topics about civil society, project management, leadership, team building, business skills, and much more.
- Attend the annual opening and closing international conferences with the regional cohort of fellows from all 3 countries.
Eligibility Criteria for the Lazord Fellowship
To qualify for the Lazord Fellowship, a candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements:
- Required Language: English
- Eligible Countries: All Countries.
- Note: In case you are a foreign national (including from conflict areas), you must have a local residency status and authorization to work in the country of the fellowship to which you are applying.
- For public university graduates: open to all graduates from any branch.
- For private university graduates: a need-based scholarship granted for at least 2 years.
- Having graduated in 2023 or after.
- Be available to attend the Annual International Conference in October 2025.
- Males applying from Egypt must be exempt from military service, have already received the certificate of exemption, or have completed their service.
- Proven record of being civically engaged.
- Ready to commit to a one-year full-time fellowship starting September 2025.
- Be a national or a foreign national (including from conflict areas) with local residency status and authorization to work in the country of the fellowship to which you are applying.
How to apply for the Lazord Fellowship?
Please follow the instructions below to avail yourself of the Lazord Fellowship:
(1) Apply through the Online Application Form for the local partner institution you want to join.
(2) Fill the application with:
- Information about yourself.
- Previous experience in civic engagement and leadership.
- Your list of significant awards and recognition that you have received.
- One-paragraph biography about yourself.
- Personal statement not less than 800 words and not more than 1500 words about a social cause (economic, political, social, or cultural) that you are concerned with and your theory of change.
- Valid Passport (Optional).
Website
To know more about the Lazord Fellowship, please visit the official website: