One Young World Summit Leading Africa Fully Funded Scholarships 2024 (Montreal, Canada)

The 2024 One Young World Summit Leading Africa Scholarships are now accepting applications. Are you an African young leader? With the flagship scholarship, you might go to the One Young World Summit 2024 in Montréal, Tiohtiáke, from September 18–21.

Every year, the One Young World Summit brings together 2,000 young leaders from more than 190 nations to brainstorm solutions for the major problems facing the globe. Leaders in politics, business, and charity like Mary Robinson, Paul Polman, and Justin Trudeau inspire them, and they establish connections and exchange knowledge.

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After serving as One Young World Ambassadors for their home towns and organizations, delegates gain access to a worldwide network of over 15,500 young leaders who can help them accelerate ongoing social impact projects or launch new ones.

The goal of One Young World is to recognize the most significant young leaders from each nation on the planet. Thanks to scholarships, deserving young people can participate based on their demonstrated leadership skills and capacity to effect change in their nation of origin. The goal of Leading Africa is to guarantee that exceptional African youth are represented at One Young World Summits.

Africa’s youth are coming up with innovative plans to create a more sustainable continent. Count yourself among those leaders. If so, One Young World hopes to have you attend our upcoming annual summit.

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Eligibility Requirements

You are eligible for sponsorship if you:

• Are between the ages of 18 and 30.
• Have an evidenced commitment to delivering positive change.
• Demonstrate leadership capacity.
• Are you addressing key local and/or global issues in your work?
• Have a track record of generating impactful and innovative ideas. 
• Are you a national (passport-holding citizen) of one of the countries listed below:

Benefits of the One Young World Summit Leading Africa Scholarships

• Access to the One Young World Summit 2024 in Montréal, Canada.
• Hotel accommodation between 17 and 21 September 2024.
• Catering, which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• The cost of travel to and from Montréal. Your flight to and from Montréal must depart from and return to one of the same international airports.

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The selection process:

The strongest applicants will be shortlisted by mid-May 2024. You will be contacted individually by a member of the One Young World team if you have been shortlisted.

Please note:

• We cannot guarantee any applicant that they will be shortlisted or that we will secure sponsorship for any shortlisted applicant.
• Priority will be given to applicants from countries that have been less represented at previous One Young World Summits.
• Priority will also be given to first-time Summit attendees (not OYW Ambassadors).
• Due to the overwhelming number of applications we receive, One Young World is unable to respond to individual emails enquiring about the outcome of the Leading Africa selection process.
• We do not provide feedback as to why candidates are not selected.

Method of Application

For more information,

Visit the Official Webpage

Application Deadline: April 9, 2024.