In partnership with the China-United States Exchange Foundation, One Young World is launching the CUSEF Young Leaders Scholarship 2024 to identify eight outstanding young leaders from all over the world. The Scholars will be selected based on their proven positive social impact in tackling global ch ... read more and apply
From its cutting-edge urban design to its diverse communities, Rotterdam is known throughout the world as a leader in sustainability. In 2022, the City adopted its Resilient Rotterdam Strategy to ensure Rotterdam is prepared to embrace the opportunities and challenges of the future. The City of Rott ... read more and apply
The National Board of One Young World Colombia, in alliance with One Young World (OYW), launches the Jóvenes Líderes Colombia 2023 Scholarship.
One Young World is a global community that has identified , nurtured and connected the world's top young leaders for over a decade. Tha ... read more and apply
One Young World strives to identify the most influential young leaders from every country in the world. Our objective is to promote and make visible the work of these young catalysts who drive results for development. Through various scholarship programs, One Young World provides funding f ... read more and apply
The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We go further, and have a common strategic direction for the full IKEA ecosystem to be affordable, sustainable and accessible. It’s a vision and strategy that we try to live up to in many ways, one of them by using our ex ... read more and apply
In May of 2022, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that for the first time ever, over 100 million people had been forcibly displaced, as result of both new and pre-existing conflicts. Compounded by economic insecurity, the climate crisis, and political ... read more and apply
One Young World is proud to partner with the SEUPB to launch the PEACE Programme Ambassador scholarship. This scholarship programme will enable up to twenty young leaders who participated in Peace4Youth projects or any youth project funded under the Local Authority Peace Action Plans to at ... read more and apply
This year, AstraZeneca is going beyond Scholarships to power and deliver a unique YHP Impact Fellowship that provides development opportunities, access to networks, and funding to help the most impactful young health leaders to help them create even more positive change.
By collaborating with One ... read more and apply
This year’s One Young World Summit will see 2,000 young leaders from 190+ countries descend to Belfast for the global forum for young leaders, during which delegates will present and debate solutions to our time’s most pressing issues alongside senior leaders. This will offer young entre ... read more and apply
Everyone has the right to a place to call home. But for the 103 million people who are forcibly displaced today, conflict, violence, persecution and climate disasters have stripped them of this basic human need. With nowhere to turn, many displaced people seek shelter, often facing substandard livin ... read more and apply
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for the Novartis Reimagining Healthcare Scholarship 2023 which will support 10 young social entrepreneurs and their initiatives and assist in accelerating their leadership journey.
Novartis scholars are young leaders that focus ... read more and apply
The Leading Africa Scholarship is an initiative designed to ensure that outstanding young people from Africa are represented at the One Young World Summit 2023 in Belfast.
Africa is host to the largest population of young people in the world, with over 60% of its population under the age of 25. W ... read more and apply
The Audi Environmental Foundation actively supports research into new technologies and scientific methods for a liveable future. Its stated goal is to make a contribution to environmental protection and to create and promote ways of behaving sustainably.
The Foundation focuses in partic ... read more and apply
Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. Our vision is to be the world’s leading biopharmaceutical company that transforms patients’ lives through sc ... read more and apply
Today’s increasingly complex global challenges require us to work together to build a better, more sustainable future, for both people and planet.
One of the most pressing of these challenges is the climate crisis. As the world continues to recover from the pandemic, it is critical that we ... read more and apply
The MTECAP is a six-month online programme that catalyzes youth climate leadership by enabling participants to: connect with one another; learn from World Bank experts and Global Youth Climate Network (GYCN) and Connect4Climate (C4C) knowledge partners; and take meaningful climate action both in the ... read more and apply
The IUCN Leaders Forum is an annual event, gathering leaders and changemakers from around the world, in-person, to discuss innovative solutions to critical global challenges, make bold commitments, build partnerships and catalyse action for impactful change in nature conservation and susta ... read more and apply
Pfizer is one of the world’s premier biopharmaceutical companies and is committed to the pursuit of scientific breakthroughs that create a healthier world for everyone. We recognise that it takes teamwork to create life-changing improvements for the people who need them most. That’s why ... read more and apply
More than 600 million young people live in fragile and conflict-affected states, and in many fragile countries, more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25, making youth the largest group that experiences the impact of fragility and conflict. Young people represent the largest youth demog ... read more and apply
The DSM One Young World Scholarship will support young entrepreneurs who are making a local or global impact on agri-food systems
DSM is a global, purpose-led company in Health, Nutrition & Bioscience, applying science to improve the health of people, animals and the planet. DSM&rsq ... read more and apply
Following the success of the Ilia Calderón Scholarship in 2021, One Young World has once again partnered with the Jang Calderón Family Foundation to support young Afro-descendant or Indigenous leaders, between the ages of 18 and 30, who are leading innovative and impactful initia ... read more and apply
Applications are open for the One Young World Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 11. This Challenge aims to find and support solutions that make cities greener by pushing the boundaries of sustainable construction and urbanization.
The challenge welcomes solutions from young innovators that:
D ... read more and apply
Bristol Myers Squibb is a leading global biopharma company focused on discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. We are focused on our core therapeutic areas and are pursuing multiple drug platforms across these areas with a goal of ... read more and apply
Applications for the Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 10 are now open. SDG10 calls for reducing inequalities in income as well as those based on age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status within a country.
Asahi is proud to support the Lead 2030 Challenge for SD ... read more and apply
Applications are open for the Deloitte-One Young World Climate Change Scholarship 2022. As a longstanding partner of One Young World, Deloitte is proud to support the Deloitte One Young World Scholarship 2022 which will enable 5 outstanding young leaders to attend the One Young World Summit in ... read more and apply
Violence among young people is a global emergency with impacts on public health, human rights and economic prosperity. An estimated 200,000 10–29 year-olds are victims of homicide each year, accounting for 42% of total victims. This statistic is just one aspect of a broader spectrum of violenc ... read more and apply
The Young Health Programme | One Young World Scholarship aims to identify and empower young leaders who are tackling the burden of NCDs through advocacy, innovation and the delivery of primary health services. Since 2016 the programme has enabled more than 100 young leaders to join the One Young Wor ... read more and apply
Applications are open for the Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 6. This challenge seeks to support solutions which work to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of rural communities in developing economies ... read more and apply
Applications are open for the One Young World/ABInBev Lead2030 SDG 5 Challenge 2020 for Female led Organisations. The Challenge aims to find and support solutions that will empower women and close the equality gap ensuring a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
The challenge welc ... read more and apply
Applications to apply for the Novartis Reimagining Healthcare Scholarships to One Young World Conference 2021 are now open. Young leaders whose focus is on supporting, advancing, and / or solving issues in the health care space including mental health, like health care professionals, nurses, volunte ... read more and apply
At the heart of every global threat is a failure of leadership. This new generation is the most informed, most educated, most connected generation in human history. One Young World identifies, promotes and connects the world’s most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible, more effective leadership.
The annual One Young World Summit convenes the brightest young talent from every country and sector, working to accelerate social impact. Delegates from 190+ countries are counselled by influential political, business and humanitarian leaders such as Justin Trudeau, Paul Polman and Meghan Markle, amongst many other global figures.