Global Engagement Summit for Young Changemakers

The Global Engagement Summit empowers young changemakers to produce responsible and sustainable solutions to shared global problems. 

The Summit is a week-long conference held every April at Northwestern University. Delegates from around the world arrive with the change-based projects that can tackle any social change from education to healthcare to sustainability. If their project is in the ideas phase, they are helped to make their plan a reality. If their project is already up and coming they are assisted to become more impactful. 

Eligibility

Open to young changemakers from around the world with change-based projects that can tackle any social change from education to healthcare to sustainability.

Borderless Youth Forum

The Borderless Youth Forum connects youth (age 18-30) across national boundaries through virtual collaboration and design thinking to create new experiences that advance justice. 

The forum is presented by the Thailand Institute of Justice and the United National Office on Drugs and Crime. It is a digital platform which connects youth across the globe to brainstorm ideas to tackle social justice issues. It is designed to foster trust and relationship while thousands kilometers away, to build empathy with people who face injustice in different parts of the world, and to learn from local experts and create prototypes to explore new ways to address social justice issues using design thinking as a new tool to tackle them. 

Eligibility: 

• Open to youth 18-30 years of age
• Applications should be from Asia-Pacific and African countries

International Student Week in Pakistan

Diversity, Inclusiveness, Evolution. International Student Week is the manifestation of such ideas through practical steps and through sharing of ideas in a most favourable environment. After successful conducts around the world, we are introducing the FIRST EVER face of the famous umbrella in Pakistan. ISWiP team was inspired by International students’ festival in Trondheim and Greifswald International students’ festival (GrIStuF). Attending them provoked the idea of hosting a similar conference, which is full of valuable cultural experience and entertainment, in Pakistan. The very determined and motivated team wants to bring students from all around the globe to visit Pakistan and discuss the very interesting global topics. Moreover, they want the students to get to know about each other’s cultures, norms, ethnicities, religions and different perspectives. This conference is all about embracing and accepting diversity.

This time, the theme for ISWIP is ‘ Diversity Beyond Perception’. While many countries across the world successfully transitioned into establishing diverse culture and societies, many still lacks behind. One of the core reasons behind the ISWIP was to debate this aspect of diversity with the representatives of global youth to discuss the challenges posed by the perception’s and how it affects our response to the diversity around us.

ISWIP will last from 27th October to 3rd Nov 2019. We have scheduled workshops where the best of their area will mentor you, we have lined up interactive sessions with youth icons, we have arranged cultural nights to exchange our diversity with each other and to explore our country, we have arranged inland trips. This is just tip of the “iceberg of fun” and learning that you will experience with us. We are looking forward to make it a memorable experience for all of honorable participants. Connecting ourselves with SoRcE and becoming a part of such a prestigious body is a responsibility of delivering the best and we have our eyes set to achieve this goal.

Eligibilities: All students enrolled in Bachelors or Masters degree program

Eligible Regions: Open for All

Google News Initiative- GNI Innovation Challenge 2019

Applications are open for the Google News Initiative- GNI Innovation Challenge 2019 for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey. The Google News Initiative (GNI) is Google’s global effort to work with the news industry to help journalism thrive in the digital age. Google will fund selected projects up to USD $150,000 and will finance up to 70% of the total project cost. Special discretion on the total project cap may be considered by the Jury depending on the scale and impact of a very large collaborative effort.

Through rounds of regional funding, the GNI Innovation Challenges will empower news innovators from around the world to demonstrate new thinking in online journalism and the development of new publishing business models. In turn, Google hopes to share knowledge generated from the projects with the wider industry.

All ideas are welcome but Google is requiring all projects to have clear indicators showing the impact of the project from a user perspective and/or from a business perspective (eg: audience indicators, business plan when relevant). Successful projects will also need to be delivered within one year.

They encourage innovative projects – focused on but not limited to- the areas below:

• Business Models
• Distribution
• Interface
• Social
• Workflow

The Google News Initiative (GNI) is a global effort to work with the news industry to help journalism thrive in the digital age. Through rounds of regional funding, the GNI Innovation Challenges will empower news innovators from around the world to demonstrate new thinking in online journalism and the development of new publishing business models. In turn, they will share knowledge generated from the projects with the wider industry.

In the first year of the Google News Initiative, their efforts have centered around a spirit of experimentation, with programs focused on three pillars: working with the news industry to evolve their business models, raising up quality journalism and driving new thinking and approaches in newsrooms. There’s still much to be done, but they remain committed to collaborating with publishers to build a stronger future for journalism.

Eligibility Requirements

• The Challenge is open to organizations of every size, including freelancers and sole traders, that aim to produce innovative, original journalism and to enlighten citizens with trustworthy journalistic content, whose projects focus on encouraging a more sustainable news ecosystem.
• Established publishers, online-only players, news startups, publisher consortia, and local industry associations are all eligible to apply
• Incorporated organizations must be incorporated into one of the eligible countries within (countries listed in “Terms & Conditions” in the official link) in the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey. Unincorporated organizations must be registered in the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey or, if unregistered, have their principal place of business based in the region.

ICNC High School Curriculum Fellowship 2019-2020

For YES alumni who are educators - this opportunity is for you! 

The International Center on Non-Violent Conflict (ICNC) is issuing the fourth call for its civil resistance education grant for innovative high school educators from around the world. Up to 6 fellowships, each in the amount of $1,200, are available for motivated and qualified educators who will work with ICNC to develop and teach a curriculum on nonviolent civil resistance to high school students during Fall 2019 or the Winter, Spring, or Summer terms in 2020. The fellowship amount will remain the same regardless of the number of instructors that will co-develop and co-teach a civil resistance course.

All High School Curriculum Fellows will also receive both educational resources and curriculum advice from ICNC staff.

The application deadline has been extended to: September 8, 2019, 11:59pm EDT

African Women in Leadership Workshop

This workshop aims to provide targeted mentoring opportunities for female graduate students and early career professionals located on the continent of Africa. 

The first mentoring workshop will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on October 22 in collaboration with the United States International University-Africa. The one-day workshop will focus on issues confronting young women professionals and graduate students. Tentative topics to be covered include but are not limited to: building a sustainable professional network; conducting research and publishing your work, networking and job placements, striking a balance between the personal and the professional; grant writing and funding opportunities, dealing with sexual harassment and many more. 

Successful applicants will be matched with women scholars and industry leaders to develop a lasting mentorship relationship. 

Eligibility: 

• Applicants must be either current female graduate students in an MA or Ph.D. program on the continent of Africa who are writing their thesis or preparing a research proposal or early career professionals (1-5 years post-graduation) with a Masters or Ph.D. degree.

The Hello Tomorrow Global Tech Challenge

This is a competition designed for Deep Tech Entrepreneurs. The Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge is a worldwide renowned science & technology startup competition designed specifically to address the needs of deep-tech entrepreneurs across several different industries and technologies.  The startup competition gives scientists and deep tech entrepreneurs around the globe a platform for their research and projects, providing equity-free prize money as well as other funding opportunities, global visibility and connections with key players in the deep tech innovation network.

The categories of the startup competition are Aeronautics, Advanced Computing & AI, Cyber Security & Communication, Digital Health & Medical Devices, Drug Discovery, Energy, Environment, Food & Agriculture, Industrial Biotech, Industry 4.0, Medical Biotech, Mobility, New Space, and Smart City.

Read more here!

 Eligibilities:

The candidates must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• From anywhere in the world.
• The project is in its early stage of development (seed or Series A)
• Projects that are about to be spinned-out from academic labs are also accepted as long as they have a strong proof of concept
• The project is based on scientific discovery, an advanced technology, a complex engineering process or an innovative application of an existing technology
• The project could solve an industrial, societal or environmental unmet need or create a new market
• The team of the candidate must contain at least 2 people working on the project

Eligible Regions: Open for all

International Youth Camp in Nepal

The International Youth Camp Nepal(IYCN) is an experiential learning program designed for young people from different corners of the world. International Youth Camp Nepal highlights cross-cultural exchange, self-exploration, leadership development, global friendship, collaboration, sustainable development goals, and youth empowerment. IYCN is also a celebration of diversity, peace, and love. It’s a beautiful deep diving journey self discovery along with exploring the beauty, culture and spirituality of the Land of Himalayas.

Objectives

• To foster cross cultural exchange and global friendship
• To develop leadership, team building and entrepreneurial skills among participants and empowering them to take leadership on sustainable development goals
• To help participants deep dive into themselves through various approaches of self exploration developing a better understanding of self and the world
• To help participants achieve greater self awareness, a positive sense of well-being and live a healthy and peaceful life
• To let participants discover the beauty, culture and spirituality of land of Himalayas, Nepal

Eligibilities

1. English Proficiency. All of our programs will be conducted in the English language. Therefore, you should be able to understand, speak, read and write English.
2. You should be 16 to 35 years from any corner of the world.(If you are above 35 years or below 16 years and are interested to attend the camp, you can still apply. Because of the interest of people of diverse age group, from 2019, we have saved few seats for people of that age group too to ensure rich representation and diversity.)
3. You should fill up a complete application form to apply.
4. You should have a passport.
5. You should be able to pay the camp fee.

Eligible Regions: Open for All

African Leadership Academy

African Leadership Academy seeks to transform Africa by developing a powerful network of over 6,000 leaders who will work together to address Africa’s greatest challenges, achieve extraordinary social impact, and accelerate the continent’s growth trajectory.

Admission Criteria

African Leadership Academy seeks to change Africa. They believe that this transformation lies in the hands and minds of young people with a desire to move the continent toward peace and prosperity. ALA seeks to enroll young people aged 16 to 19 who have leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for Africa, commitment to service, with a strong academic record.

Annual Youth Education and Empowerment Summit 2019

The Annual Youth Education & Empowerment Summit is an international youth-led and focused summit on education, participation, engagement and empowerment endorsed by the Government of Liberia and the African Union Youth Envoy recognizing it as the premier gathering for youth on the continent. The summit has been running since 2016 and keeps getting better and promising each other year. It serves as a platform that brings together hundreds of young leaders, educators, entrepreneurs, and innovators from across Africa and the rest of the world. This provides an opportunity for youth of different continents or regions to collaborate, share best practices and challenge their thinking during interactive plenary sessions and debates.

To apply you must be between the ages of 18 and 35. This is not a fully funded opportunity, participants must fund their own travels and registration fees.

Annual Youth Education & Empowerment Summit Objectives:

• To measure the level of impact the summit has had over the past three years of convening
• To develop an action oriented youth driven approach that clearly articulate priorities of young people looking into previous recommendations and issues discussed
• To identify youth and women roles and ways young people and women can be engaged in Agenda execution to bring about transformation
• To enhance the capacity of participants to fully engage in activities in the agenda that affects their development
• To identify new channels to take the recommendations of the summit to relevant stakeholders
• To promote and increase collaboration, innovation, networking and experience sharing among delegates

Schwarzman Scholars Program

Designed to prepare young leaders to serve as a bridge between China and the rest of the world, Schwarzman Scholars is the first scholarship created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st Century. Whether in politics, business or science, the success of future leaders around the world will depend upon an understanding of China’s role in global trends.

Students pursue a Masters in Global Affairs, with concentrations in one of the following disciplines: public policy, economics and business, and international studies. The concentration gives students an opportunity to focus on aspects of global affairs they may not have previously studied.

Students spend a year immersed in an international community of thinkers, innovators and senior leaders in business, politics and society. In an environment of intellectual engagement, professional development and cultural exchange, they learn from one another and pursue their academic disciplines while building their leadership capacities. This experience will expand students’ understanding of the world and create a growing network of global leaders that will build strong ties between China and the rest of the world.

Eligibilities:

• Undergraduate degree or first degree from an accredited college or university or its equivalent: Applicants who are currently enrolled in undergraduate degree programs must be on track to successfully complete all degree requirements before August 1 of their Schwarzman Scholars enrollment year. There are no requirements for a specific field of undergraduate study; all fields are welcome, but it is important for applicants, regardless of undergraduate major, to articulate how participating in Schwarzman Scholars will help develop their leadership potential within their field.
• Age Requirement: Candidates must be at least 18 but not yet 29 years of age as of August 1 of their Schwarzman Scholars enrollment year.
• English language proficiency: Applicants must demonstrate strong English skills, as all teaching will be conducted in English. If the applicant’s native language is not English, official English proficiency test scores must be submitted with the application. This requirement is waived for applicants who studied at an undergraduate institution where the primary language of instruction was English for at least two years of the applicant’s academic program. The requirement will also be waived for applicants who have studied in English for two or more years at a Master’s degree level or higher.

Regions: Open to all

Sasambo Greeneration Camp 4.0 in Indonesia

Sasambo Greeneration Camp is an event purposely organized for youth who are concerned about the future of their environment and have the intention to do a concrete effort to preserve nature. This event will also connect them as young leaders from around the world with a shared passion for environmental issues and similar projects to solve environmental problems in their own community. Therefore, through this event, the young leaders are expected to collaborate with each other and exchange ideas to create a greater change with an eye towards protecting nature and caring for our planet earth.

Eligibilities:

• Open to all regions!
• Ages 15-25