Harvard University Aspire Leaders Program for Students Worldwide 2023

This fully funded multi-stage, leadership development programme for underserved youth around the world provides access to world-class faculty, a global network of peers, Harvard University coursework, grant and mentorship opportunities.

Candidates for the programme receive a host of leadership, academic, and professional development resources through a tiered application structure that reaches thousands of students globally. Over 16,000 students from 130 countries applied for the Aspire Leaders Programme in 2022. Through a global and intellectual community, participants interact a global community as they grapple with questions of identity, technology, ethics, and structural change.

About Harvard University

Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was named after the College’s first benefactor, the young minister John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his library and half his estate to the institution. A statue of John Harvard stands today in front of University Hall in Harvard Yard, and is perhaps the University’s best known landmark. Harvard University has 12 degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advan... read more

Harvard University Aspire Leaders Program

Aim and Benefits of Harvard University Aspire Leaders Program

Through the programme, students will:

• Gain access to fully-funded HarvardX courses and leadership development tools.
• Participate in live seminars with Harvard and world-class faculty.
• Exchange ideas in a virtual classroom with a global community of peers.

Requirements for Harvard University Aspire Leaders Program Qualification

Open to students who are from backgrounds of social and financial adversity. All applicants must meet the following criteria:

• 18-26 years old
• Low-income background
• First-generation to attend university (parent(s) and/or primary caregiver(s) did not complete a bachelor’s level degree)
• Enrolled in an undergraduate programme or recently graduated (within three years) OR
• Education impacted by a natural disaster and/or armed conflict (i.e. refugees or displaced persons)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Once accepted to the Aspire Leaders Programme, emerging leaders will begin the multi-stage programme, if eligible, in January or February of 2023.

For more details,visit Aspire Institute website