Apply Now for the 2025 Young Global Changers Award

About YGC Awards:

• The Global Solutions Initiative presents the “Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards” to recognize and reward young changemakers worldwide.
• The awards aim to align economic prosperity with environmental sustainability and the needs of society.
• Winners can join the Young Global Changers Extended Circle, Community, or receive a scholarship to the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin.

Award Categories:

1. Reimagine Business: Drive change in business practices for the environment and community.
2. Reimagine Social & Climate Action: Combat social and climate issues through innovative projects.
3. Reimagine Civic Engagement: Empower citizens and promote transparency in decision-making.

Application Timeline:

• OCT 31: Application closes
• JAN 7: Top 50 announced
• JAN 31: Finalists announced
• MAY 5–6: Top 15 at Global Solutions Summit in Berlin

Benefits:

• ALL ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS join the Young Global Changers Extended Circle where they receive invitations to Global Solutions events, workshops and more.
• TOP 50 will become the 2025 cohort and new members of the Young Global Changers community. Their projects will be presented on the Global Solutions Initiative website.
• TOP 15 will receive a full scholarship to join the Global Solutions Summit 2025 in Berlin, where they present their projects to a jury of experts and a global audience.
• 3 CATEGORY WINNERS in the categories „Reimagine Business,” “Reimagine Social & Climate Action,” and “Reimagine Civic Engagement” will receive a €2,500 prize each and additional support for their project.

Eligibility for the participants

• Individuals Only: Only individual people can apply. You cannot apply as an organization, only as its representative.
• Leading Role: Participants should have a leading position in the project or initiative they are applying with. (This can be the founder, co-founder, project-lead, initiator or a similar role.)
• Strong English
• Age: between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Motivation: The applicants should show motivation to become active members of a global network

Eligibility for all Projects   

• Recoupling: The project, business, or initiative with which you apply needs to aim at recoupling, i.e., a better alignment of economic or political activities with social well-being and environmental sustainability. This means putting the needs of people and environmental sustainability at the center of economic and/or political activities.
• Organizational Stage: The project or initiative must be beyond the idea stage. It should be currently active and running.

How to Apply:

1. Visit the application website here and learn about the Global Solutions Initiative and Young Global Changers.
2. Prepare a short description of your project and its alignment with the award category.
3. Submit a short video (5 min max).
4. Fill out the application form by November 10, 2024.

Documents Required:

• General Information
• Executive Summary
• Alignment Summary
• Short Bio
• Video

Read more information and apply by November 10th here.