Eureka Fellowship for Youth Changemakers in Canada 2024

This informs the public about the Eureka Fellowship for Youth Changemakers in Canada to Attend the One Young Summit 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

Eureka Fellowship for Youth Changemakers in Canada 2024

We are inviting youth in Canada between the ages of 18 and 30 to apply to be a part of the newly launched Eureka Fellowship for Youth Changemakers in Canada (Eureka Fellowship) and be allowed to attend the One Young World Summit Montréal, 2024 (18 – 21 September) – the world’s largest and most impactful youth leadership event focused on tackling some of the biggest challenges facing humanity.

The Eureka Fellowship will bring together thirteen incredible youth changemakers from across Canada who are actively working to make a positive impact in one of three areas: (1) access to healthcare and health equity, (2) environmental protection and climate action, or (3) championing diversity, equity, and inclusion (including gender equality).

Program Details

With a shared commitment to creating a more sustainable, equitable, and healthy planet, AstraZeneca Canada and Plan International Canada have partnered to launch the Eureka Fellowship.

This national fellowship aims to identify, spotlight, and amplify the incredible impact of inspiring young changemakers from across the country who are focused on tackling some of Canada’s and/or the planet’s biggest sustainability challenges – from improving access to healthcare in remote, Indigenous, and global communities, to supporting reforestation in response to the recent wildfires across the country, to actively working to ensure LGBTQ+ voices are well-respected, represented, and more.

Eligibility

  • Youth in Canada aged 18 – 30 at the time of application to the One Young World Summit 2024.
  • Living and making an impact in Canada. Please note applicants do not have to be Canadian citizens.
  • A leader in their community with a passion for both local and global sustainability issues.
  • Willingness and ability to engage, collaborate, and share insights and knowledge with fellow scholarship recipients and other delegates attending the Summit.
  • Proven impact in one of the following sustainability areas of focus:
    • Access to healthcare and health equity
    • Environmental protection and climate action
    • Diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Relevant impact could include, but isn’t limited to: 
    • Healthcare: Leading an initiative that improves access to quality health and wellness for vulnerable communities or marginalised populations locally or globally.
    • Environment: Pioneering green technology or advocating for more significant action on climate change or environmental protection.
    • Diversity, equity, and inclusion: Tackling systemic barrier facing under-represented communities.

How to Apply

Those interested in the Eureka Fellowship for Youth Changemakers in Canada should attend the One Young Summit 2024. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 23 April 2024.

Open this link for more details about the Eureka Fellowship for Youth Changemakers in Canada to Attend the One Young Summit 2024.

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