One Young World Summit 2019

Application Deadline: 3 May 2019

Cambridge Consultants is a world leader in disruptive innovation and technology-based consulting. Established in 1960, our world-class engineers, designers, scientists and consultants solve the world’s most complex engineering, technology and design problems to deliver world-firsts.

Through six decades of innovation, we have demonstrated the power of technology to solve complex problems at scale. This year we’re excited to partner with One Young World to identify and support young leaders who share our belief in the power of technology to alleviate suffering and empower a new generation.

The Cambridge Consultants’ Scholarship has been established to support young people who want to apply technology to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Applications using data analysis, artificial intelligence, language processing, novel designs for Human Interaction or similar fields are particularly interesting to us. Your innovation can be wholly software, or some large product or service where software is just one of the important parts.

As well as participating in the One Young World Summit 2019, scholarship recipients will receive remote mentoring, an intensive two week residency at the Cambridge (UK) headquarters and support in developing their innovations.

Requirements:

This scholarship is designed to support young leaders* who aim to use technology to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals in their own community or country.

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate:

Developing expertise in technology, software or design
A passion for pressing sustainability issues
A developing concept to apply technology to drive progress on the Sustainable Development Goals

We are particularly keen to connect with innovators working to address Goal 13: Climate Action, but would welcome applications from people working on:

Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Goal 14: Life Below Water
Goal 15: Life on Land

*Most One Young World scholars are between the ages of 18 and 30. The One Young World team will consider applications from those who are older than 30, pending demonstration of appropriate personal impact, initiative, and willingness to engage. We are not able to accept applications from those who will be aged under 18 by the date the programme begins (10 June 2019)

Benefits:

3 months remote mentoring and support to develop your innovation
Guided access to our prototype and development capabilities and laboratories
Travel to Cambridge (UK) and accommodation for 2 weeks between 7 and 21 October
Workplace based mentoring and support at our Cambridge (UK) headquarters
Fully funded participation in the One Young World Summit 2019
Support in developing, or launching and refining your innovation

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Cambridge Consultants’ Code for Good Scholarships 2019

Application Deadline: April 14th 2019

Do you care about youth employment and have you had an active role in promoting it? Are you aged between 18 and 34? And would you like to come to the One Young World Summit in London from 22 to 25 October, and an additional pre-Summit programme in the Netherlands on 21 October?

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 Criteria

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.

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.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the MFA Scholarships to Attend One Young World Conference 2019

The Cambridge Consultants’ Code for Good Scholarships (Fully Funded to attend the One Young World Summit 2019 in London,UK)

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Scholarships to Attend One Young World Summit 2019 (Fully Funded to London,UK)