Call for Applications: Aspire Leaders Program 2025: (Deadline 4 December, 2024)

Applications are open for the Aspire Leaders Program 2025. The Aspire Leaders Program welcomes low-income, first-generation college students and recent graduates around the world to participate in a free online immersive leadership journey including professional skills training, an exclusive course designed and delivered by Harvard faculty, and interactive seminars led by world-class educators.

After completion, Aspire Institute empowers alumni to continue their leadership development through seed funds, workshops, and a vibrant global network of peers and mentors.

The Aspire Leader Program Journey

• Module I: Personal and Professional Development
  • Strengths-based leadership skills assessment.
  • Professional development resources co-created with Harvard Business School for creating a LinkedIn profile, crafting your resume, tips for interviewing, and how to network.
  • Live interactions among a global cohort of peers.
• Module 2: Aspire Horizons Course: Leadership development course designed and delivered by Harvard University faculty. 
  • Topics:
    • Understanding Yourself as a Leader
    • Importance of Understanding Context and Building Trust
    • Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence
    • Voices of Leaders
    • Addressing Community Challenges
    • Being in Action in Your Communities Worldwide
• Module III: Immersive Learning
  • Synchronous sessions led by world-class educators from universities around the world. 
  • Live learning and discussions with a global cohort of peers and mentors.

Eligibility

• Open for the 18-29 years old;
• Low-income background;
• First-generation college student or recent graduate but not enrolled in a graduate program;
• Intermediate level English.

Application

Applications for Cohort 1 of the 2025 program are open now until December 4, 2024 at 11:59 P.M. EST!

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Aspire Leaders Program.