Mandela Washington Fellowship 2027: Complete Guide
The 2027 Mandela Washington Fellowship cohort just got smaller and reorganized around three new tracks. Here is what changed, who qualifies, and how to apply well.
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August 7, 2026
August 7, 2026
Author: chimafelix
Paid Volunteer Programs Abroad: UNV, VSO, Peace Corps
On April 1, 2026, the United Nations Volunteers programme rewrote its Conditions of Service, widening eligibility to anyone between 18
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How to Research a University Before You Apply
In its 2025 International Student Survey, QS found that only 45 percent of prospective international students seriously compare five or
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How to Write a Visa Cover Letter That Gets Approved
In 2025, Canada refused about 64 percent of study permit applications, the steepest approval drop in a decade, and immigration
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In 2025, plagiarism detection platforms flagged an average of 8 to 21 percent text overlap in submitted student work, and
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Canadian institutions officially start counting a break in your education as a study gap once it passes 150 days, yet
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In Lagos, a young woman named Victoria paid a travel agent 1.7 million naira for what he promised was guaranteed
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A joint review by EducationData.org and the International Scholarship Council found that close to four in ten scholarship rejections have
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Last cycle, Chevening received applications from more than 65,000 people competing for roughly 1,700 scholarships, and every single finalist still
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Scholarship Application Guide — Merged Into Our Full Guide
This guide has been merged into our main scholarship application mistakes resource.
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