Apply Now For The Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI) 2016 Class!

The CYFI Board is very pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for CYFI 2016 from both Lagos and Port Harcourt! See the Application page on this blog for more information. Remember! Application Deadline is January 11, 2016!

Application Instructions

Thank you for your interest in joining the Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI)!
The 2016 application is open to all citizens and permanent residents of Nigeria currently residing in Lagos and Port Harcourt.

What we’re looking for:

• Passion
  You are committed to making a significant contribution to your community and country
• Skill & Experience
  You have a unique set of skills and experiences that you can use to make an impact
• Strategic Thinking
  You are excited about the opportunity to launch an innovative CYFI project.
  You know how to design a project that is based on sound research, uses resources creatively, builds or improves on existing systems, and leverages partnerships with complimentary organizations
• Vision
  You know the area of social change in which you would like to work, and you can articulate the positive change that you would like to make

Timeline

Application Deadline

January 11, 2016

Interviews

February 2016

Notification of Admission

February 2016

Applicants selected for an interview will be notified by the CYFI Board. Interviews will be held at the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos.

Please follow these steps to apply online:

• In addition to providing biographical information, applicants will be asked to complete a hypothetical scenario.  All fields are required.
• You may save the application and return to it at a later time.  Please note however that incomplete applications will not be considered.
• To start the application, proceed to the form below.
• Lick Here to fill the form or Cyfinigeria.org