African Leadership Academy (ALA) seeks to enroll the most
outstanding young leaders from across Africa and around the world – ALA
is not only looking for young people who are smart and excel in the
academic environment, we are looking for young people with the potential
to lead and impact the world around them through their courage,
initiative and innovation.
Our Selection Process:
ALA’s application and selection process is very rigorous to ensure
that we select the most outstanding students from across Africa with the
potential to drive change.
The process is as follows:
FIRST ROUND
ALA’s selection process is extremely competitive. The Academy
receives several thousand applications from most African countries each
year. These applicants come from a wide range of social, economic,
cultural & educational backgrounds. The application includes short
questions and essays and must be submitted with academic transcripts.
Please check the admissions timeline below to confirm the application
deadline for your country.
FINAL ROUND
At this stage approximately 400 finalists are selected to attend
Finalist events held across the continent. At these events, finalists
write entrance exams, participate in group activities & are
interviewed one-on-one by the ALA Admissions team. Finalists are also
required to submit teacher recommendations.
SELECTION
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ALA is different from any other school because of its
people and core subjects that help shape great leaders. You can forget
some topics like chemistry, economics or mathematics but you will never
forget the people. |
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Coumba Mbodji, Class of 2012 |
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The hardest part of the selection process: the Academy is only able
to select ~100 students from the pool of extraordinary finalists to
attend the Academy. All finalists will be notified of their admissions
status by April 15, 2015.
2014-2015 Timeline:
Our application window is officially open! Candidates this year can
apply online through our application portal. We offer this web-based
application in hopes that it will make our application process as easy
and convenient as possible for you. Click here to
register and complete the
form. If you prefer to download and print the application, please click on the links provided below the timeline.
| 31 October, 2014 |
Early decision deadline for first round candidates from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Candidates from these countries who do not apply early decision will have until December 12th, 2014 to complete their applications. |
| 14 November, 2014 |
Regular Decision 1 deadline for first round candidates from Botswana,
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi,
Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tunisia, and Uganda. |
| 12 December, 2014 |
Regular Decision 2 deadline for first round candidates from all other African countries and the rest of the world. |
| January – February, 2015 |
All candidates notified of their first round status. Those
selected as finalists will be invited to interview with the Admissions
team. Candidates with earlier submission dates will be notified first.
All first round applicants will be notified by February 28, 2015. |
| February – March, 2015 |
Finalist interviews will be conducted with candidates from across Africa and the world. |
| 15 April, 2015 |
All finalists notified of their admissions status by April 15th. Candidates who apply through our online portal will be able to check their application status online. Financial aid awards will be made by April 30. |
| 15 May, 2015 |
Deadline for accepted students to finalize their enrolment. |
If you are not able to complete the application
online,
you may download the form in English, French or Portuguese. Please
follow submission instructions on the first page of the form.
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| Download application form in English here |
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| Download application form in French here |
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| Download application form in Arabic here |
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| Download application form in Portuguese here |
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| Download the Gap Year application form here |
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Should you wish to speak with an Admissions representative to learn
more or even visit the Academy and receive a personal campus tour with
an ALA student, please contact us on the following details:
ALA Admissions
Email: admissions@africanleadershipacademy.org
Tel: +27 11 699 3000
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