Alumni Opportunities

VLIRUOS ICP Scholarships

ICP Connect study programs are accredited international study programs. We award scholarships to applicants from 30 eligible countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to attend one of the study programs taught in English at one or more Flemish universities or universities of applied sciences and arts.

VLIRUOS is excited to announce the launch of their ICP scholarships call for students starting in September 2025. This year, VLIRUOS is offering full scholarships for 20 programs, including five newly added ones. Notably, for the first time they are introducing two bachelor programs, broadening the opportunities for students to study in Flanders.

The start and end dates of the application procedure can vary depending on the specific program. Please check carefully.

Explorers Club Discovery Expedition Grants 2024

The Explorers Club is excited to announce a new grant program in partnership with Discovery, Inc. The Explorers Club Discovery Expeditions grants align with The Club’s mission to foster scientific understanding for the betterment of humanity and all life on Earth and beyond, including their commitment to mitigate climate change, prevent the extinction of species and cultures, and ensure the health of our lands, oceans and all that inhabit them. Further, they believe that the explorers fulfill a critical role as a storyteller.

The Explorers Club Discovery Expedition Grants program is a valuable resource for researchers and explorers who are seeking to advance scientific understanding and public awareness of important exploration issues. The program has funded hundreds of expeditions over the years, and its grant recipients have made significant contributions to the field of exploration.The program is open to a wide range of applicants, including scientists, explorers, filmmakers, and educators. The program is particularly interested in funding expeditions that are led by women and people of color.

Benefits

• Explorers Club Discovery Expedition Grants provide financial support for field research and exploration expenses.
• Grants typically range from $25,000 to $40,000.
• Grant recipients also have access to Discovery’s global audience through their digital and television programming, with the goal of producing compelling, educational, and inspirational content.

Eligibilities

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have a demonstrated track record of field research and/or exploration experience.
• Be proposing an original and innovative expedition that will advance scientific. understanding and/or public awareness of important exploration issues.
• Be willing to provide Discovery with first right of refusal to cover their expedition.

Eligible Regions: Open for all

Call for Contribution to ZNotes: Create Notes and Resources for Millions of Students Globally

ZNotes is the ultimate exam revision platform, making education accessible to all by harnessing student power – for students, by students. They have been able to support more than 2.5 million students and educators globally and their website has had over 20 million total hits. Over this time, more than 50 contributors globally have come to support a plethora of subjects and create more than 100 resources!

ZNotes is supporting SDG goal number 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning.

ZNotes also supports 4,500 users on their Discord community, where they are able to encourage peer-to-peer learning.

Currently supporting IGCSE, A-Level, SAT, and IB boards, they are glad to expand into new examination boards and levels to support more students. Their notes strike a balance between concise (and detail) and comprehensive for last-minute revision. They aim to condense textbooks using the expertise of students who have been through the process, who know the ins and outs of exam practice.

• All contributors putting up a new set of notes will be recognized on the team page with your picture and a short biography.
• Will also issue a certificate to endorse your contribution
• You may add this to your LinkedIn profile officially as a ZNotes Contributor
• Your notes viewed by millions of students globally to help prepare them for their exams
• It is more than a process of simply publishing notes, join a community of 4,500 students all over the world to ensure equal educational opportunities!
• Join in on all the other things on and about in our Discord server, including a biweekly live podcast series and other opportunities

 Eligibilities:

• Have a good grasp of the subject along with explanatory skills.
• Must have also completed the relevant subject’s official exams to show proof of knowledge

Google IT Support Professional Certificate

Google IT Support Professional Certificate is part of Grow with Google, a Google initiative to help create economic opportunities for all. This Certification draws on Google’s 20-year history of building products, platforms, and services that help people and businesses grow. Through Google IT Support Professional Certificate, they aim to help everyone– those who make up the workforce of today and the students who will drive the workforce of tomorrow – access the best of Google’s training and tools to grow their skills, careers, and businesses.

Curriculum:

The following courses must be taken by the students wishing to complete the certification:

1. Technical Support Fundamentals
2. The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking
3. Operating Systems
4. System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services
5. IT Security

In this Professional Certificate program you’ll have access to a variety of hands-on assessments which will help you simulate real-world IT support scenarios that are critical for success in the workplace.

Examples of virtual assessments include: computer assembly, networking simulation, writing effective support documentation, routing paths and subnets, wireless networking, device software management, public key or asymmetric encryption, incident handling, and more.

By earning these IT Skills, you’ll prepare yourself for roles that include — systems analyst, support specialist, database administrator, IT technician, computer specialist, and many more. Through this program, you will also gain access to free resources that can help you launch and advance your career, including interview tips, mock interviews and resume building workshops, as well as career coaching sessions.

Location: Online

Benefits:

Learners who enroll in the program will benefit from a deeply engaging learning experience that combines fundamental theory with lots and lots of practice.

Here are some of the unique features in the Google IT Support Professional Certificate course that you will gain:

• Learn to perform day-to-day IT support tasks including computer assembly, wireless networking, installing programs, and customer service.
• Gain skills required to succeed in an entry-level IT capacity.
• A Certificate upon completion
• Learn how to provide end-to-end customer support, ranging from identifying problems to troubleshooting and debugging.
• Learn to use systems including,  Linux,  Domain Name Systems,  Command-Line Interface, and Binary Code.

 Eligibilities: No degree or prior experience required.

Eligible Regions: Open for All

Become a Womenpreneur Ambassador!

Become a Womenpreneur Ambassador! Womenpreneur Initiative is calling for applications for their Ambassador program.

Since its establishment in 2016, Womenpreneur has reached thousands of women and convened over 20 global events across different countries, providing visibility, social impact, and resources for women in the ecosystem and beyond.Womenpreneur has been nominated change-making initiative by the World Bank, organized initiatives and events for more than 3000 participants in the last 2 years, and has representatives in 10 countries.  

The ambassadors organize and represent Womenpreneur at events, share and promote our messages and take part in social campaigns throughout the year. Do you want to empower women? Do you want to organize Womenpreneur events & hubs in your country? Do you want to represent Womenpreneur in international and national events? Womenpreneur provides their ambassador’s media visibility, a global community, networking opportunities and career transformation.

 Benefits:

• Access to media visibility, a global community, networking opportunities and career transformation;
• Become part of our international team and work with a multicultural community;
• Speak and represent Womenpreneur in international events and initiatives;
• Join a network dedicated to the empowerment of women, made of enthusiastic members, innovative entrepreneurs and leaders from the MENA region and all around.

 Eligibilities:

• Candidates should distinguish themselves for their social engagement, for carrying out actions that empower women in the ecosystem;
• Integrity and morality are key features to us, that is why candidates’ aspirations and values must be compatible with our activities and objectives;
• Having already some experience is valuable to us, but, most of all, we want that candidates stay curious and genuine;
• Be communicative, with a good self-control to accept critiques and engage in discussions by bringing reasonable arguments;
• The ability to commit time and effort to the role;
• This position should not be used for commercial purposes or to spread ideologies.

Eligible Regions: Open for All

Your Big Year- Professional Development Opportunity

Your Big Year works with people from every background and provides them with inspiration, peer network, innovation and entrepreneurial skills to build their own action plan and make an impact in their life and in their world. They believe that anyone can have a “big year” – the moment when you start to explore, experience and discover and ultimately, find your path. YBY helps you gain the skills, confidence and understanding of how to do just that – make the life you imagine you want to live.

For 14 years, they have been working with 16-30-year-olds worldwide and have had the privilege to work with passionate young people from 190 countries!

 Benefits:

• Frequent Professional Project and Development Opportunities
• Free Reimagine Your Big Year Tool Course 
• Internships
• Remote Working Workshops
• Opportunity to be involved in Speaker Series, Podcast, Featured in a Young Innovators Article, which can be used for Professional Leverage
• Inspiration to take your next steps
• Global Online Networking & Peer Learning
• Social Impact Grants & Travel Competitions

Eligibilities:

• Open to youth worldwide from ages 16-30.
• Driven & determined youth to be involved in the range of opportunities they have to offer

Eligible Regions: Open for all.

Youth Leader Focus Group Discussion

YSA officially launched the 50% Youth Participation by America250 (50by250) capaign with a Partner Summit during our annual Youth Service Institute.  

The goal of the 50by250 campaign is to increase youth participation rates in volunteering and service, voting and civic engagement, and joining and leadership to at least 50% by America's Semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026. Even though youth participation rates are at or near record-high levels, we’re still leaving 3 of every 4 young people out of actively working together for the common good. Opportunities to participate are even fewer for young people of color, youth from underserved low-income families & communities, and other youth not usually asked to serve.

Listen to a youth-facilitated focus group discussion of young leaders about the barriers to youth participation in their communities, and how we can all do more to increase youth participation by personally asking all young people to participate, teaching the knowledge & skills they need to effectively participate, addressing systemic equity & access issues, and telling the story of youth changing the world to motivate and inspire others to participate. 

Welcome & Introductions

Topic 1: How would you describe the state of youth participation today? What do you hope youth participation might look like by 2026?

Topic 2: What do you think inspires youth to get involved? What issues are most important to you and your peers?

Topic 3: What barriers did/do you and your peers face to participating? What do you think is needed to overcome those barriers?

Topic 4: If you could ask the adult decision-makers in your schools, afterschool programs, youth organizations, nonprofits, or government for any kind of support or policy change to help increase youth participation, what would you ask for?

Pulitzer Center Gender Equality Grants

The Gender Equality Grant is designed to help journalists take to a new level the reporting on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. It is supported by a partnership with PIMCO, which provides funding support for reporting projects, education and outreach, and community engagement on issues related to gender equality and the economic empowerment of girls and women. Pulitzer Center values stories that elevate the voices of communities not often represented in the media, stories of resilience, and projects that tackle systemic issues of gender equality using data and investigative reporting. For inspiration, here are a few recent projects they supported:

• Women on the Move (The Everyday Projects)
• Immigrant Women at the Front of COVID-19 Resistance in Buenos Aires (Anita Pouchard Serra)
• Fighting Caste, Patriarchy, Climate and the Pandemic One Crop at a Time (Karthikeyan Hemalatha)
• Siona: Amazon’s Defenders Under Threat (Tom Laffay)
• ‘No Choice but to Do It’: How Women are Criminalized for Surviving (Justine van der Leun)
• Climate Change Pushes Girls in Northern Kenya Back to Early Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (Neha Wadekar and Will Swanson)
• ‘Buzz of a Mosquito… But With the Sound of Grief’:The Lives of India’s Women Prisoners (Jahnavi Sen)
• Misgendering, Sexual Violence, Harassment: What it is to be a Transgender Person in an Indian Prison (Sukanya Shantha)

Benefits

• The Pulitzer Center Grant does not have a budget range. They will consider projects of any scope and size and are open to supporting multiple projects each year
• The average size of a Pulitzer Center grant is $5,000, but may be more or less depending on circumstances.
• In exceptional cases, they may consider stipends to cover a reporter’s time, if provided in the budget with an explanation
• It is OK to include costs of contractors, such as data researchers, illustrators, or data visualization/story designers in your proposal and budget.

Eligibilities

The Pulitzer Center wants to make sure that people from many backgrounds and perspectives are empowered to produce journalism. Hence, this opportunity is open to-

• U.S. residents and journalists around the world
• Open to proposals from freelance journalists, staff journalists, or groups of newsrooms working in collaboration with a project idea.
• Proposals from journalists and newsrooms who represent a broad array of social, racial, ethnic, underrepresented groups, and economic backgrounds are strongly encouraged

Eligible Regions: Open for all

Harvard University Free Online Courses 2020

Applicants are invited to apply for the Harvard University Online Courses 2020. The Harvard University free online courses is available to everyone from any corner of the world. Harvard is offering 56 free online courses with printable certificates are available.

Courses including Computer Science, Social Science, Data Science, Humanities, Business, Health & Medicine, Mathematics, Programming, Education & Training are available.

Benefits

• Get Certified from the Top University of the World.
• Learn From Home
• No Registration Fee Required.
• Free Online Courses 
• Full Tuition Fee Waiver.
• Access Mode is Online.
• Verified certificate (paid).

Eligibilities

All international students from any country are eligible for Harvard online courses.

Eligible Regions: Open for all.

UN Volunteers Online Volunteering Opportunities

Online volunteering allows organizations and volunteers to team up to address sustainable development challenges – anywhere in the world, from any device. Online volunteering is fast, easy – and most of all, effective. When skilled, passionate individuals join forces online with great organizations working toward sustainable development goals, everyone wins.

Current volunteer fields include:

• Writing and editing (39)
• Translation (30)
• Teaching and training (17)
• Art and design (16)
• Research (14)
• Technology development (13)
• Project development and management (12)
• Outreach and advocacy (12)
• Community organizing (4)
• Administration (4)
• Leadership & strategy (1)
• Event organization (1)
• Healthcare services (1)
• Volunteer management (1)

Benefits

Volunteering online lets you donate your virtual time to a cause space that matters, which means you can make a difference even if you can’t go physically volunteer somewhere.

Eligibilities

Anyone can apply to be an online volunteer.

Eligible Regions: Open for all.

YALI Online Course: Community Organizing for Action

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. Nearly 1 in 3 Africans are between the ages of 10 and 24, and approximately 60 percent of Africa’s total population is below the age of 35. Former President Obama launched YALI in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across Sub-Saharan Africa.

YALI provides a variety of online courses including one that focuses on Community Organizing for Action. This four part course will teach participants best practices on how to inspire and engage volunteers to be proactive in their communities and organize grassroots campaigns. 

KAUST Research Internship Program in Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is currently offering internships under Visiting Student Research Program (VSRP). KAUST VSRP is an exciting opportunity for highly qualified international students in their baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate studies to be engaged in research with faculty mentors in selected areas of research. Each internship typically lasts from three to six months.

VSRP interns may participate in the program through one of the University’s three academic divisions: Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering; Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering; or Physical Science and Engineering.

The VSRP opportunity:

1. Actively participate in curiosity-driven and applied research
2. Potentially co-publish with faculty mentor
3. Collaborate in a diverse laboratory environment
4. Access to KAUST core laboratories and major facilities

Eligibilities:

• 3rd Year Baccalaureate or Masters Students
• GPA 3.5/4 or 14/20 (ECTS B)
• Strong verbal and written English Skills Recommended levels, minimum TOEFL score of 79 on the IBT (Internet Based Test) or 6.0 on the IELTS (International English Language Testing System).

Eligible Regions: Open for All

United Nations Global Pulse

Global Pulse is a flagship innovation initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General on big data. Its vision is a future in which big data is harnessed safely and responsibly as a public good. Its mission is to accelerate discovery, development and scaled adoption of big data innovation for sustainable development and humanitarian action. 

Current Vacancies at Global Pulse

RESEARCH FOLLOWS

Global Pulse has a Fellowship Program for current Masters, PhD students or postdoctoral researchers to work with us on their own research question. Global Pulse hosts fellows in New York. The Pulse Labs in Kampala and Jakarta also host fellows. We actively open Fellowship vacancies a few times a year, but you can submit a research question and CV for consideration to [email protected] with the subject line “Research Fellow Inquiry.”

ROSTER

We welcome experienced data scientists and data engineers to email a CV for future consideration at [email protected].

We welcome interested data privacy and ethics professionals to email a CV for future consideration at [email protected]. 

UN VOLUNTEERS

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development by mobilizing volunteers who serve on-site or online, advocating for volunteerism globally and encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming. Sign-up on UNV Online Volunteering service to support Global Pulse or other UN Entities and NGOs over the internet. You can follow UNV on Twitter at @UNVolunteers or create an alert to receive a notification when an online volunteering opportunity matching your interest is available. Data scientists, data privacy professionals and data engineers are highly encouraged to do so as demand for such expertise is rapidly growing. Should you wish to volunteer on-site, you can also register your profile in UNV’s roster that is used to fill UN agencies volunteer requests.

Strategies for Personal Growth and Development Online Course

This innovative online course will help you learn different ways you can develop your business, organization and personal skills! This program is a three part course with lectures on leadership, networking and public speaking. Upon completion, you will receive a YALI certificate.

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. Nearly 1 in 3 Africans are between the ages of 10 and 24, and approximately 60 percent of Africa’s total population is below the age of 35. Former President Obama launched YALI in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Young African Leaders Initiative, or YALI, is not just a fellowship, or an online community, or a place to go for regional leadership training. YALI is all three!

Read more about YALI here! 

Agripreneurship: A Path to the Future

This three-part course provides information on the various pathways available to young professionals to strengthen the agricultural economy and provide employment opportunities within their communities. From the benefits of food security and how agripreneurs can make a positive impact on society, to a look at the agricultural value chain and how the use of technology and marketing increases the opportunities available for agripreneurs, to the tools needed to invest and partner with agricultural producers to create an successful enterprise.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization Internship

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is now accepting applications for interns. This internship provides current university students with a great opportunity to tackle challenging assignments, utilizing the combination of theoretical knowledge and on-the-job training you will acquire. The program also allows you to attain insight on how attempts are made to solve problems confronting developing economies in the area of industrialization. Internships vary from 3 to 6 months and can be extended up to 9 months.

You can apply for a UNIDO internship at anytime. Doing so, your name will be added to the list of applicants interested in the internship field of your choice. When the need for a new intern in a particular area arises, we will draw on the list of applicants of that respective field. Please note that applications should be submitted no earlier than 6 months before the start of the intended period.

 Internships at UNIDO's Headquarters (Vienna, Austria) are in the current fields:

• Agriculture
• Business and Technology
• Communications and External Relations
• Energy and Environment
• Finance and Accounting
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Human Resources
• Information Technologies
• Law
• Project Management
• Research and Statistics

Cultural Vistas Train USA Program

The Cultural Vistas Train USA Program provides university students, recent graduates, and professionals from around the world the opportunity to enhance their skills and experience the United States through career-focused internships and training programs lasting up to 12 or 18 months. All applicants must be 18 years old and able to demonstrate recent experience in the field for which they are requesting an internship or training experience in order to participate. Applicants must also have related work or education within the 6 months prior to the program start date. Participation for this opportunity goes from Apr.22.26 to Apr.22.26.

Cultural Vistas Internship Program in Germany

The Cultural Vistas Internship Program in Germany provides the opportunity for students to gain valuable international work skills, improve their German language ability, and experience German life and culture firsthand. Internship placements are available in a variety of fields, including business, engineering, finance, tourism, IT, media/communications, international relations, the nonprofit sector, German studies and economics. Candidates must be 18–30 years of age and enrolled at an accredited U.S. college or university for the duration of the program. Two years of post-secondary instruction in German or the equivalent (extra language training is available, if needed) are required. Participation for this opportunity goes from Jun.01.18 to Aug.31.18.

SVSU YES Alumni Scholarship

The SVSU YES Alumni Scholarship is awarded to international undergraduate and graduate students in recognition of exemplary academic achievement and participation in the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program. The SVSU YES Alumni Scholarship is a renewable award of $1,500 per year throughout your studies at SVSU. No formal application is required.