The first grants will be given in Chile, Ghana, Nigeria, Peru, Russia, Senegal and Vietnam. In 2002, the program will expand to include India, Brazil, Central America, China, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, the Middle East, Mozambique, North Africa, the Philippines and South Africa.
U.S citizens are ineligible but fellows can study at American universities.
The goal of the program was to help the participating countries develop a diverse group of people prepared to lead. The rapidly increasing need for advanced education far exceeds available resources, which is why we feel this is the right moment to commit to a large-scale fellowship program. The program will focus particularly on women and people who live outside capital cities or in countries in conflict or postconflict situations. Fellowship recipients can get funding for up to three years of master's or doctoral study at universities anywhere in the world. Fellows are to be selected for leadership potential, academic excellence and commitment to community or national development.