20 Global Opportunities 2024 – 2025 for Young Professionals Currently: Deadline Varies

Are you a young professional eager to make your mark on the global stage? The world is brimming with opportunities waiting to be seized. We’ve curated a list of 20 exciting global opportunities currently open as of October 4, 2024. Whether you’re looking to advance your career, gain international experience, or contribute to meaningful projects, this list has something for you. Dive in now!

1. Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Grants 2024/2025 

At Nigeria Youth Futures Fund, they seek to strengthen youth leadership in Nigeria through outcomes-driven policy engagements and inclusive resourcing that help youth shape the future long-term development plans of the country.
Click here to apply | Deadline: November 30

2. The U.S. Department of State Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program 2025-2026 (Fully Funded) 

High school students from countries with significant Muslim populations live and study for an academic year in the United States through the U.S. Department of State’s Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program.
Click here to apply | Deadline: December 15

3 . White House Fellows Program 2025-2026 (Paid)

Founded in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson, the White House Fellows program is one of America’s most prestigious programs for leadership and public service. White House Fellowships offer exceptional emerging leaders first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the Federal government.
Click here to apply | Deadline: January 3

4. Call for Applications :  DEPP Youth Advisory Council 2024

Are you between the ages of 18 and 30? Do you believe that youth should have a stronger voice in democratic and civic spaces? Apply to join the DEPP Youth Advisory Council 2024.
Click here to apply | Deadline: November 15

5.  MASDAR Youth 4 Sustainability Programs 2024/2025

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) is a Masdar global initiative that empowers the next generation of sustainability leaders.
Click here to apply | Deadline: November 30

6. Stamps Scholars Program 2025

The Stamps Scholars Program awards multi-year scholarships to driven and talented student leaders to help them achieve their goals. They partner with visionary colleges and universities to enable extraordinary educational experiences.scholars receive annual awards that range from $6,000 to $90,000 with additional funds for enrichment activities such as study abroad, academic conferences, and leadership training.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Varies by Institution (November 1 – April 30).

7. InfoNile Environmental Youth Activism Training Program 2024

InfoNile invites applications from youth activists from the Nile Basin countries (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Egypt, South Sudan and Sudan) for an activists training program.

Click here to apply | Deadline: October 9

8.   All Kids Play Youth Sports Grants 2025 

All Kids Play provides funding to families and communities who lack the resources to pay for youth sports.Grants are available to qualifying families with kids in grade K-12 and not-for-profit community-based recreational sports organizations in low income areas on a need and first-come, first served basis as funds are available. Individual grants can be used for registration, equipment and other associated fees for sports classes, recreational leagues, and travel sports.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Ongoing

9.  VLIRUOS ICP Connect Study Scholarship 2025 (Fully Funded) 

ICP Connect study programmes are accredited international study programmes. They award scholarships to applicants from 30 eligible countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to attend one of the study programmes taught in English at one or more Flemish universities or universities of applied sciences and arts.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Varies by Programme

10 . Impact Canada Centre of Expertise Challenge Prize Fellows Program 2025. 

This exciting opportunity aims to build capacity in Federal departments to

enhance Government of Canada policies and programs through outcomes-based funding approaches. Challenge Prize Fellows will work within Federal departments to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate challenge prizes and other innovative funding strategies that advance existing program and policy priorities.
Click here to apply |  Deadline: November 15

11.  Bingwa PLUS Initiative Y- Health Incubation Program 2025 ($3,000 grant) 

The Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Office to the African Union and YouthHubAfrica is pleased to announce the call for applications for Bingwa PLUS, an incubator for young African health champions passionate about improving the health of their communities.
Click here to apply | Deadline: November 17

12. Dalai Lama Fellowship Program 2025 for Emerging Changemakers 

Dalai Lama Fellows (DLF) offers a one-year fellowship program for emerging changemakers aiming to cultivate leadership practices rooted in awareness, compassion, and integrity. The interdisciplinary and deeply contemplative program provides a curriculum, coaching, group learning, and additional forms of support to help Fellows apply what they are learning in the fellowship to their important work in the world.
Click here to apply | Deadline: December 3

13 . CANConnect Diversity Micro-Grant Program 2024

Funded by the Canada Service Corps (CSC) at Employment and Social Development of Canada and administrated by GLOCAL, the CANConnect Diversity Micro-grant Program aims to empower Canadian youth, especially the underserved youth, to initiative creative civic engagement projects nationwide. The program focuses on equipping participants with the resources, civic knowledge and digital skills to promote civic engagement and democratic participation in Canada through project-based initiatives.
Click here to apply | Deadline: November 15

14.Next BIG Thing Pitch Competition 2024

Entrepreneurship is for everyone! Prepare to ignite your entrepreneurial flame at The Next BIG Thing Pitch Competition! Global Entrepreneurship Week is a celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit that thrives across the globe.
Click here to apply | Deadline: November 6

15. Mastercard Foundation BRIDGE-in-Agriculture Program 2025

Building Resilience and Investing in the Development and Growth of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture (“BRIDGE-in Agriculture” or “BIA”) is a 5-year Mastercard Foundation initiative that aims to make affordable capital and technical support available for SMEs in agriculture and related sectors in Ghana. The program also equips young people and women with skills through training for dignified and fulfilling work.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Ongoing

16. Hertie School Digital Governance Scholarship 2025

The past decades have seen technological advancements at such a rapid and transformative pace that good policies in the digital realm have become especially crucial. Entire industries have experienced disruption as a result of automation and innovation. The widespread proliferation of (misinformation is accessible as a click of a button and personal data is becoming increasingly digitally available. The Digital Governance Scholarship is aimed at students who wish to delve into the various challenges posed by digitalisation.
Click here to apply | Deadline: January 15

17. Apply for the Australian Government Youth Advisory Groups 2025

The Australian Government Youth Advisory Groups present new opportunities for you to work with Commonwealth departments and agencies to provide advice on the issues that matter to you.The Youth Advisory Groups are run by the Office for Youth.
Click here to apply | Deadline: November 17

18. IWA & Grundfos Youth Action for SDG 6 Fellowship 2025-2026 (Funded) 

The IWA & Grundfos Youth Action for SDG 6 Fellowship was established in 2022. Since then, it has been recognised by the global community as one of the most impactful youth engagement initiatives in the water sector. Building upon the success and momentum generated by its first edition, the 2025-2026 Fellowship seeks to address the evolving needs and priorities of the water sector in the context of a rapidly changing world.
Click here to apply |  Deadline: November 14

19. Letten Prize 2025 for Young Researchers (Up to 2.5 Million NOK)  

The purpose of the prize ‘is to recognize younger researchers’ contributions in the fields of health, development and environment in all aspects of human life’.
Click here to apply | Deadline: February 6

20. UN FAO World Food Forum (WFF) Internship 2025. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through FAO’s Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.
Click here to apply |  Deadline: November 17

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