Around the world, Eisenhower Fellows are rolling up their sleeves and coming together to fight the coronavirus pandemic. We are hearing from them regularly in our EF virtual family chats, online discussions that allow us to check in with our
In Ireland, Eisenhower Fellows Salome Mbugua (Ireland 2010) and Oonagh McPhillips (Ireland 2016) work in separate (and sometimes opposite) areas of advocacy and government respectively. But they have recently come together to work on developing an important new law to
By Barbra Nyangairi (Zimbabwe 2016) Through the organization that I co-founded—the Deaf Zimbabwe Trust—we are currently working on increasing access to quality education for children and young people with deafness, through advocacy for policy reform and placement of deaf young people
El Paso, Texas An economist specializing in international trade and leading a university-based research center, Patrick Schaefer (USA/Zhi-Xing 2018) forged a partnership with China’s premier government think tank, the Shanghai International Shipping Institute. Patrick’s center — the Hunt Institute for
San Francisco, California On Fellowship in India and Indonesia he learned that access to capital was the biggest constraint on growth for sustainable-agriculture, alternative-energy and other renewable-resource companies that generally are too large for microfinance loans but too small for
Harare, Zimbabwe In the midst of a global movement of women taking strides towards political leadership, Chitsike uncovered the barriers that prevent women from succeeding in her country. After her fellowship ended in the fall of 2015, Chitsike secured funding
PHILADELPHIA, May 27, 2025 – Eisenhower Fellowships has selected four outstanding American university graduates for its unique 2026 Global Scholars Program that will send them to Europe for a year of postgraduate study leading to a Master’s degree in public
Richard Swann is a 2025 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Swann, 23, has a passion for language fluency and AI policy implementation on a global scale. He recently completed a semester exchange at the Spanish Naval Academy in
Maya Neiberg is a 2025 graduate of Tulane University with bachelor’s degrees in public health and political science. Neiberg, 22, developed an early passion for diplomacy while serving as a delegate on her high school’s Model United Nations team. Interning
Gregory Fullam, a 2018 graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, has spent almost seven years as a writer and advisor at Bloomberg Philanthropies. Fullam, 29, advises Bloomberg’s leadership team on global issues and how philanthropy can address them. A former
Claire Astrid Fuchs is a 2021 graduate of Texas Christian University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Fuchs, 25, has used her multilingual skills to bridge international cultural divides, including in conflict regions. While working as an analyst at
Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) announces the selection of 24 exceptional mid-career leaders from four continents for its prestigious 2025 Global Program, nearly six weeks of intensive travel across the United States to meet with experts in their respective fields. Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) announces
Iconic business leader, philanthropist, author and television host honored with the prestigious award May 14 for his extraordinary contributions to civic education, the arts, entrepreneurism and global understanding. PHILADELPHIA, January 22, 2025–Eisenhower Fellowships will award its highest honor, the Dwight D.
PHILADELPHIA, September 18, 2024–Camilo Fonseca Velásquez, Macro Sector Director of Creative, Cultural and Graphic Industries for the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, and Mariana Villamizar, Director of Public and Corporate Relations for Grupo Éxito, today were named co-recipients of the 2024
PHILADELPHIA, July 9, 2024 – Eisenhower Fellowships has selected ten ascendant American leaders from diverse professional fields for its 2024 USA Fellowship Program, offering them unique opportunities to travel overseas to meet and exchange ideas with top global experts in