Brookings Institution 2022 Echidna Global Scholars Program

Applications for the Echidna Global Scholars Program 2022 are now open. The Echidna Global Scholars Program aims to strengthen the capacity of local leaders to drive evidence-based change in girls’ education in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) around the world. During a six-month Fellowship at Brookings, the Scholars pursue individual research focused on improving learning opportunities and life outcomes for girls and young women in LMICs, develop their leadership and evidence literacy skills, build substantive knowledge on gender and global education issues, and expand their impact competencies and pathways.Upon completion of the Fellowship, the Scholars transition to the Echidna Alumni Network, where they continue to receive guidance and support to promote their significant, sustained, and collective influence on girls’ education in LMICs and on the broader global girls’ education ecosystem. Since its inception in 2012, the Echidna Global Scholars Program has hosted ten cohorts of fellows and serves an alumni network of 35 scholars from 20 different countries.