Deadline: March 4, 2026.

After multiple cycles of the Global Citizen Scholarship Program, the Ban Ki-moon Foundation announces another call for applications for what will be the 9th round of their Global Citizen Scholarship Program with the objective to empower young global citizens who are passionate about taking action for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. Applicants from one of the following countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, UAE, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
2. Applicants must hold citizenship of one of the countries listed above
3. Applicants must be between 20 – 35 years of age at the time of application
4. Applicants must have completed at least a Master’s degree (in exceptional cases, a successfully completed first year of Master’s studies will suffice)
5. Applicants must demonstrate strong dedication to SDGs and the ideals of global citizenship.
6. Applicants must have a minimum English level B2 (European Standards).

BENEFITS

The GC Scholarship is a fully virtual scholarship program that empowers young changemakers to address one or more of the SDGs in their community by proposing and implementing a localized changemaker project whilst also benefitting from a summer school as well as peer-to-peer mentoring and various expert trainings and workshops on specific topics.

APPLICATION

During the nomination process you will need to enter:

• Your personal details (e.g. name, contact information, date of birth, address, citizenship, gender, education, language competence, short profile description)
• Your professional details (e.g. academic titles, name of organization, function)
• Changemaker project information (title, issues and SDGs tackled, general process and implementation)

At the final stage of the nomination process you will be prompted to attach the following:

• your motivational statement
• a portrait picture of yourself (JPEG or PNG format)
• an introduction video of yourself (max 60 seconds, MP4 or MOV format)
• your CV
• a project outline of your changemaker project idea.

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