2026 Hansen Leadership Institute Scholarship

The Hansen Leadership Institute is guided by this vision of world peace brought about by greater mutual understanding and effective, ethical leadership. We seek this through generational change. We believe that future peace requires bringing young leaders together from regions of ongoing conflict in the world. People who would have been enemies must become friends. They must learn how to navigate their differences not just without violence, but also with mutual respect. Then they will lead others to do the same. Just as violence is contagious, so is kindness and respect.
HLI seeks to bring more hope to a seemingly hopeless world. We do not believe that ever-present, ongoing violence and war is inevitable or acceptable. Hansen Fellows believe that they can radically change the world for the better. HLI exists to help them do it. HLI provides training in the principles, practices, and psychology of effective, ethical and visionary leadership. We also train Hansen Fellows to be effective communicators and public speakers. In recent years, we have begun to expand our focus to gender issues in leadership as well. The intense, 24/7 face to face community of our three-week program becomes a path to a vibrant virtual hub, where Hansen alum engage, connect, and mutually support each other’s projects of peace and community building.

• Table of Content
• About Hansen Leadership Institute
• Training
• Aim and Benefits of Training
• Requirements for Training Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Training
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Training

Aim and Benefits of Training

• The Hansen Leadership Institute is fully funded by the Fred J. Hansen Foundation. This includes international airfare, room and board, and all programmatic costs. If selected the only cost to participants will be the fees incurred in obtaining a passport and spending money.

Requirements for Training Qualification

To be eligible to applyy for the 2026 Hansen Leadership Institute, you must meet several basic requirements:

1. You must be 20-25 years old on July 1, 2026
2. You must have completed at least one year of college or university at the time of application.
3. If you are not currently enrolled in college or university, you must be a recent graduate (2024 or 2025 to apply)

Interview date, Process and Venue for Training

• The selection committee will begin reviewing international student applications in February and results will be emailed to all applicants in early March.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• When you submit a name and email address for your academic referee, they will automatically receive an email with instructions to log in and answer a questionnaire to complete to verify your English proficiency. This verification will be submitted with their recommendation form. This is an automatic process; there is no extra information for you to provide.

For more information, kindly visit HLI scholarship webpage.