Nominations, applications open for the 2026 Minnesota and national Young American Leaders Programs
The Minnesota Young American Leaders Program (MYALP) is an intensive, three-and-a-half day program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities convening leaders from across for-profit, government, and non-profit sectors who are committed to working across sectors to help their communities and our region prosper inclusively.
The Program interweaves case studies, insights from national and Minnesota practitioners of cross-sector leadership, diverse perspectives on our current state economy, and research presentations from scholars to provide tools for cross-sector collaboration and to invest in leaders who impact the future of our region and state.
Who Should Apply?
The Program is designed for individuals who have enough experience of leading within and across organizations, with reputational or positional authority, to bring this experience, credibility, and connections to the Program and to their post-Program leadership networks. A full description of the Program requirements can be found below.
At this time, leaders from the following cities/regions are invited to apply:
- Greater Duluth
- Greater Fargo-Moorhead
- Greater Mankato
- Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Greater Rochester
- Greater St. Cloud
Requirements
- A minimum of seven years full-time work experience, including leading five or more people OR leading a cross-organization, cross-divisional, or cross-departmental process OR experience representing an organization, constituency, geography or community in a multi-stakeholder initiative, process, or body, OR formal designation by your organization as a “high potential” employee.
- An interest and/or demonstrated experience in all of the following activities: Collaborating across the for-profit, non-profit, and government sectors for the good of their city, state, or region; working across functions, roles, professions, differences in political perspective, beliefs, or life experiences; making time available outside of your day job to collaborate with other leaders for public good.
- Read more about the requirements.
Additional info
- Nominations are now open and will remain open until October 30, 2025.
- Applications are now open and are due no later than November 20, 2025.
- Nominations are not required. Interested individuals are welcome to apply directly and do not need to self-nominate.
- Learn more about MYALP 2026
- Questions? Email AbdulRahmane Abdul-Aziz at abdulrahmane.abdul-aziz@greatermsp.org or the Center for Integrative Leadership at MYALP@umn.edu.