Washington Ireland Program 2026 - Information Session

Information Session on the Washington Ireland Emerging Leaders Program 2026 

Washington Ireland Program applications have opened! Apply for a transformational Summer living in Washington DC, making lifelong friends and gaining work experience in the US. Learn from exclusive speaker sessions, challenge yourself in debates and be inspired by community leaders. 

Bring your questions and find out more about how you could be spending your Summer 2026 with the Washington Ireland Program, living in Washington DC developing your leadership skills and making lifelong memories.

About Washington Ireland Program:

The Washington Ireland Program for Service and Leadership brings outstanding university and college students from Northern Ireland and Ireland to Washington D.C. for an 8-week personal and professional development program.  These student leaders come from all backgrounds and offer different perspectives and innovation approaches to improving the island of Ireland. WIP students are provided with an exclusive work placement related top their area of study or interest, in addition to leadership development training, speaker sessions with world leaders across the public and private sectors and visits to community organisations tacking social issues in the US.  

For three decades, the Washington Ireland Program (WIP) has played an important role in post-conflict Northern Ireland and Ireland by bringing together leaders from a wide range of communities and backgrounds for outstanding leadership and skills-development programs. WIP’s aim is to support, inspire and develop leaders who are committed to building a future of peace and prosperity for Northern Ireland and Ireland.  

Find out more and start your application today: https://wiprogram.smapply.io/prog/class_of_2026/