10+ Youth Opportunities (21 Aug)

Hey Leader of Today,

Here’s a list of 10+ Opportunities this week:

Be one of our first 100 beta testers for our new platform 🚀

Over the last 2 years, our google sheets of opportunities has been viewed 3 million times and we’ve heard from the community about all the challenges they face in finding opportunities.

To address this, we’ve been quietly building an opportunities platform that will help you find and apply to opportunities better than ever before.

Now, we want you to be part of the creation - we’re looking for our first 100 beta testers.

You’ll be the first to explore the platform, help shape its features, and define a tool that will soon be used by thousands of young people around the world.

If you want to be part of this first group:

[COMPETITION] 15,000 Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge – 29 Aug
Eligibility: Global (18–30)
Description: Supports young founders of social or environmental ventures with funding, mentorship, and global brand exposure.
Link: Apply here

[GRANT] 30,000 Amazon Creative Fund – 31 Aug
Eligibility: UK
Description: Offers grants up to 30,000 for charities supporting underserved communities in pursuing creative careers across the UK.
Link: Apply here

[OTHER] UN Care and Climate Entrepreneurship Accelerator – 31 Aug
Eligibility: Asia
Description: The UN Women Care and Climate Entrepreneurship Accelerator, supported by the Visa Foundation, supports women-owned or women-benefitting enterprises in the care and green economies, from childcare and elder care to renewable energy and circular economy innovations.
Link: Apply here

[COMPETITION] UNESCO Global Youth Hackathon – 1 Sep
Eligibility: Global
Description: Under this year’s theme, Youth Leading the Way: Building MIL solutions for Impact, UNESCO calls for youth aged 18 to 30 to collaborate, innovate, and lead with their ideas. All participants will benefit from free online mentoring by international experts before the final submission.
Link: Apply here

[GRANT] UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education – 1 Sep
Eligibility: Global (18–30)
Description: Awards $50,000 each to two outstanding projects advancing global citizenship education—one youth-led and one institutional. Offered every two years with support from the Republic of Korea.
Link: Apply here

[CONFERENCE] Mediterranean Youth Foundation - COP 30 Delegation – 10 Sep
Eligibility: Global
Description: Applications are open for young climate action advocates eager to make their voices heard on a global stage. The Mediterranean Youth Foundation is inviting motivated individuals to join its delegation at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Belém, Brazil.
Link: Apply here

[SCHOLARSHIP] Schwarzman Scholars – 10 Sep
Eligibility: Global
Description: Schwarzman Scholars is a prestigious one-year, fully funded master’s program in global affairs at Tsinghua University, one of the world's top universities...
Link: Apply here

[GRANT] Challenge and Change Fund – 14 Sep
Eligibility: England (18–35)
Description: We’re funding 38 young leaders in 2025 with £10,000 grants over 12 months - supporting people working across a wide range of issues.
Link: Apply here

[OTHER] L'Oréal Sustainable Innovation Accelerator – 30 Sep
Eligibility: Global
Description: A 12-month accelerator powered by L'Oréal and CISL to pilot and scale sustainable innovations in the beauty industry. Selected applicants gain access to CISL’s global network and L’Oréal’s innovation ecosystem.
Link: Apply here

[COMPETITION] 2500 ConnectHer Film Festival – 1 Oct
Eligibility: Global (13–25)
Description: A youth film festival showcasing short films about issues impacting women and girls globally.
Link: Apply here

[AWARD] Commonwealth Youth Awards – 17 Oct
Eligibility: Global
Description: Organised by the Commonwealth Youth Programme, these awards celebrate young people (aged 15–29) across the Commonwealth who are spearheading impactful, sustainable development work in their communities.
Link: Apply here

[GRANT] 100,000 Ecopreneur Network – Rolling
Eligibility: Global
Description: Provides funding and a global network to scale ocean-focused entrepreneurial solutions.
Link: Apply here

[OTHER] Circl Future Leader Program – Rolling
Eligibility: Global (18–24)
Description: Offers a professional leadership qualification (valued at £1,800) to young global changemakers.
Link: Apply here

[JOBS/INTERNSHIP] Internships at the United Nations Foundation – Rolling
Eligibility: Global
Description: UN Foundation offers semester-based internships across various departments and focus areas.
Link: Apply here

All of these opportunities also live in our living database of 15+ Opportunities. Check it out here.

Let’s not be gatekeepers - share this with your family, friends and people in your community.

Best,

Ziyaan Virji

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