One Million Leaders Middle East and North Africa OML MENA Fellowship Program 2026

The 2026 OML MENA Fellowship Program is run by NELIS Global for emerging leaders connected to the Middle East and North Africa. Fellows study sustainability, ethical leadership, social innovation, and personal wellbeing, then apply those lessons through mentoring and community work.

The program moves through intensive training, a leadership challenge, project implementation, and graduation into the OML alumni community. The public site identifies Beirut as OML MENA’s contact base, while fellows conduct later activities in their own communities.

Benefits & funding

Intensive training in sustainability, ethical leadership, social innovation, and personal wellbeing.
Masterclasses, expert input, peer learning, and mentoring during the fellowship phases.
Selected fellows who pass the project-stage screening may receive NELIS micro-grant funding for local community projects.
Successful participants may join the global OML alumni community.

Eligibility

The official pages describe the audience as young leaders across the Arab and MENA region who want to create sustainability impact; this is a program focus, not a published nationality bar.
Fellows are expected to complete the training, mentor emerging leaders in their communities, and take part in local project work.
The accessible 2026 registration page does not state hard limits for nationality, residence, age, education, work experience, or gender.

Can you apply?

Open to all applicants

No nationality, residency, education, or experience limits are listed.

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Application process

1
Review the 2025 OML MENA impact report linked from the 2026 registration page.
2
Register with the requested region, full name, country, email address, and password.
3
Confirm the email address, set the account password, and log in to continue in the application portal.

Program timeline

Registration is open on the official application portal.
2026
Phase 1 intensive training.
April
Phase 2 leadership challenge.
July
Phase 3 community-project implementation begins.
August
Phase 4 graduation and entry into the OML alumni community.
November