Exciting Global Opportunities: Funding and Programs for Youth Leaders Around the World
Call for Applications – Youth Climate Innovation Programme 2025
The Youth Climate Innovation (YCI) Programme is a transformative initiative by the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) designed to support young innovators from developing countries as they create, develop, and scale high-impact climate technology solutions that are both locally relevant and globally adaptable. Apply here.
Location: Global
Deadline: 27th October 2024
Call for Applications – Apply for Funding from EA Funds 2025
Effective Altruism (EA) Funds supports projects and organizations aiming to improve the world, offering grants typically between $5,000 and $100,000 (with some awards as low as $1,000 or over $300,000). Open to individuals, non-profits, and academic institutions, applications are quick and easy, with decisions made within 21 days. Apply now.
Location: Global
Deadline: Rolling
Call for Application – 2025 Future Blue Youth Council
Bow Seat’s Future Blue Youth Council is a diverse, international group of young people working together to advance Bow Seat’s mission and to empower their peers to advocate for our environment. Council members are paid to serve one-year terms as project managers, advisors, and creative idea generators! Apply here.
Location: Global
Deadline: 8th November 2024
Mountain Future Award 2024
From food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss, to lack of access to services, gender inequalities, poverty and outmigration, the world’s mountain regions today face major global challenges. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is inviting institutions and individuals over 18 to submit proposals for transformative projects that contribute to a sustainable tomorrow for mountains, for a chance to win the 2024 Mountain Future Award. Apply here.
Location: Global
Deadline: 30th October 2024
International Terre de Femmes Award
Launched in 2019, the International Terre de Femmes Award is a thematic prize open to all women worldwide. It rewards on-the-ground actions carried out by a woman or a group of women within a non-profit organization. Apply here.
Call for Applications – 2025 Aspire Leaders Program
The Aspire Leaders Program welcomes low-income, first-generation college students and recent graduates around the world to participate in a free online immersive leadership journey including professional skills training, an exclusive course designed and delivered by Harvard faculty, and interactive seminars led by world-class educators. Apply here.
Location: Global
Deadline: 4th December 2024
2025 Anzisha Prize
Anzisha Prize is a three-year fellowship for young African entrepreneurs between 15 and 22 years old. We identify, equip young people with tools and resources to run successful businesses and celebrate their entrepreneurial endeavors! Apply here.
Location: Africa
Deadline: 8th November 2024
