International Career Advancement Program
ASPEN, COLORADO / WASHINGTON, DC
“ICAP has strengthened my leadership skills and provided me with the strength, the guidance and the tools to continue facing career challenges.”
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Inter-American Foundation
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“The week in Aspen was a once in a lifetime experience that has already changed my life and outlook.”
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Foreign Service Officer
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”ICAP has been a watershed week for me. I leave feeling empowered, hopeful for the future and confident.“
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Foreign Service Officer
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Application
Application to ICAP
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The mid-career participants who attend the International Career Advancement Program are carefully selected from applicants who:
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Are US citizens or permanent residents;
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Are professionals who have been or are now in international careers, generally with 5 years or more of professional work experience;
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Have command of at least one language other than English;
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Have educational credentials necessary for advancement, usually a Masters, JD or other advanced degree;
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Have outstanding achievements that demonstrate potential to serve in the highest levels of administration and policy making;
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Have recommendations indicating unusual promise for leadership; and
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Are committed to supporting other ICAP Fellows and to mentoring those junior to them in international affairs;
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DOWNLOAD ICAP-Application-2025
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Application for the general competition in Denver for ICAP support should be submitted to: ICAP@du.edu and Tom.Rowe@du.edu; or, if hard copy, International Career Advancement Program, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, 2201 South Gaylord, Denver, Colorado 80208. If applying for employer sponsorship, applicants should follow the employer's instructions and deadlines.
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ICAP Dates and Deadline: ICAP 2025 will be held in two parts: The ICAP Introductory session in Washington, DC in late August 2025; and an eight-day session in Aspen, Colorado, currently planned for September 13 to September 21, 2025. The application process opens in January and the final deadline for receiving applications in Denver is May 23, 2025. Most sponsoring organizations have their own internal selection processes with earlier deadlines but are expected to submit their candidates’ materials to Denver by May 23, 2025. Please check with your employer’s Human Resources Department to see whether there are special application processes and deadlines.
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Completing & Sending Application: If applying directly to ICAP and you or your references submit hard copies, please mail to the address above. Applications may be sent electronically to icap@du.edu with a copy to Tom.Rowe@du.edu. Letters of recommendation may also be sent electronically directly from the recommender to icap@du.edu with a copy to Tom.Rowe@du.edu.
1) Double-click on DOWNLOAD ICAP-Application-2025
2) Application will open in WORD.
3) Complete the form.
4) Go to FILE, drop down to SHARE > SEND DOCUMENT.
5) Email form will open with the Application attached, send to icap@du.edu and Tom.Rowe@du.edu
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Please Note: There is no application fee. With the exception of some sponsored ICAP Fellows, applicants selected as participants in ICAP 2025 are responsible for their own travel expenses to and from Aspen. Otherwise, program costs and meals in Washington, DC, during the introductory session as well as all program costs, conference expenses, room and meal expenses in Aspen will be covered by either the sponsoring organization or by ICAP donors.