Deadline: April 14, 2019.

This October, London will host the One Young World Summit 2019 alongside its 10th anniversary. The Summit will see 2000 young leaders from 190+ countries descend to London for the global forum for young leaders. During the Summit, delegate will present and debate solutions to our time’s most pressing issues alongside senior leaders such as musician and activist Sir Bob Geldof, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and CEO of DSM Feike Sijbesma.

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs prioritises improving young people’s prospects in a number of developing countries and fragile states by encouraging local entrepreneurs and creating jobs. The Dutch MFA will collaborate with OYW and will provide support to 50 delegates to participate in the global Summit around creating youth employment opportunities for prosperous and peaceful societies.

ELIGIBILITY

• Aged 18 – 34 by date of One Young World Summit 2019.
• Residents in a country from one of the following countries are eligible for the scholarship: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan and Tunisia
• 50% of the candidates will be female.
• All candidates need a working understanding in English.
• Candidates by date of OYW 2019 have not participated in more than 2 other (big) international conferences;
• Dutch MFA encourages young leaders with a form of disability to apply.
• Dutch MFA encourages young leaders from rural to urban areas to apply.

SCHOLARSHIP

Scholars selected to participate in the initiative will receive:

• Profiling in national media outlets.
• Access to the additional program of the Dutch MFA on 21 October in The Hague, The Netherlands
• Access to the One Young World Summit on 22-25 October 2019 in London, United Kingdom
• Hotel accommodation on a shared basis in The Hague and in London
• Catering which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner during OYW
• Transport between the Summit accommodation and the Summit venue
• Air travel to The Hague, coach to London and air travel from London back to country of destination.
• Visa costs for the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are covered.

OFFICIAL LINK

One Young World Summit