Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards

Deadline: 26-Jan-23

The Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards is now open for nominations to bring together these young people from around the world who are working towards a global paradigm shift, combining their talents and together becoming a strong voice for change.

The Young Global Changers (YGC) are individuals with innovative ideas on how to make this world a better place. They must have developed a project or an initiative to turn these ideas into action.

The Global Solutions Initiative aims to address this trend by generating proposals to better align economic and political activities with environmental sustainability and social prosperity. With the Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards they want to recognize and reward projects and initiatives by young people from around the world which embody this recoupling-approach.

Components of the Scholarship

• They are offering a full scholarship for the finalists of the Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards 2023 to come to Berlin and attend the 2023 Global Solutions Summit.
• The scholarship includes the following:
  • Travel expenses to and from Berlin
  • Accommodation for the time of the Global Solutions Summit (four nights, May 13-17, 2023)
  • Free admission to the Global Solutions Summit 2023
  • Networking opportunities with great minds from academia, business, politics & civil society
  • Access to an exclusive global network of like-minded Young Global Changers
  • Possibilities for further engagement

Eligibility Criteria

• Young entrepreneurs or innovators who have started or are involved in a leading role in a social enterprise that aims at aligning economic activity with environmental sustainability and social prosperity.
• Young business leaders aiming at changing “business as usual” from the inside (“intrapreneurs”).
• Young non-profit actors, community organizers, advocacy leaders, campaigners, or implementers of social, economic, or environmental change on a local, regional or even on the global level.
• The project, business or initiative that you apply with needs to aim at recoupling, i.e. a better alignment of economic or political activities with social well-being and environmental sustainability.
• The applicant should have a leading position in the project/initiative they are applying with. (e.g. founder, co-founder, project-lead, initiator or a similar role.)
• The applicant needs to be between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Applicants need to be willing and motivated to become active members of a global network which aims at bringing about lasting global change.
• Are you part of such a project or initiative? Are you heading an innovative social start-up? Are you trying to change your organization from the inside? Are you supporting people in need? Are you pushing or advocating for change? Tell us about it and apply now!

For more information, visit Global Solutions.