ITU Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme 2024 for young change makers (Fully Funded)
Applications are now open for the 2024 ITU Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme. The Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme (GCYLP) is an exciting ITU programme in partnership with Huawei, to engage, empower, and inspire young digital leaders and change makers. 30 young fellows per year will have the unique opportunity to receive guidance, training, and financial support towards practically implementing their own digital development projects in their diverse communities across the world.
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ITU in partnership with Huawei, is providing guidance, training, and financial support to 30 young fellows per year to enable them to practically implement digital development projects in their diverse communities across the world. Through this programme, young leaders have the unique opportunity to make new digital development ideas a reality, or to expand the impact of their existing projects!
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Eligibility Requirements for ITU Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme 2024
- Are you a young person aged 18-28?
- Are you interested in making real impact in your communities by leading your own digital development project?
- Are you currently enrolled or recently graduated from a tertiary education institution from a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) or a demonstrably STEM-related academic programme?
- Are you able to communicate in English, the main language of the programme? This language requirement is to ensure that all fellows can benefit from the planned offerings of trainings, networking, and events.
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What will you get?
- Virtual mentorship and leadership training sessions from ITU and Huawei.
- Participation in an in-person global training week (location TBC).
- Up to USD 10,000 grant to implement a digital development project of your choice. All 30 selected fellows will receive an initial USD 5000 grant towards the implementation of a digital development project of their choice. The most impactful projects at the end of the year will receive an extra USD 5000 grant to scale up.
- Selection Process :
- Shortlisting: A first round of applications reading will be completed by ITU and Huawei staff. By mid-April 2024, shortlisted candidates will then be sent an invitation to quickly [in 4 days] provide ID documentation, a video and 2 different references for the final round of selection.
- Final selection: the GCYLP Jury, will then hold a final selection meeting to choose the 30 fellows of the cohort. We aim to announce the fellows by early May 2024.
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The programme on Generation Connect Young Leadership will be conducted in English only.
Apply Now for ITU Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme 2024
- Please complete the application form by the deadline of 23:59 CET on Saturday 23 March 2024. This form is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Please Click on the top-right hand side of the form to change the language.
If you have any questions on the application and selection process and please check the Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs] here. For any further enquires, email GCYLP@itu.int.
Application Deadline: 23 March 2024.
