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Z ZURICH FOUNDATION ONE YOUNG WORLD SCHOLARSHIP SUMMIT

Application Deadline: 20 March, 2024

LOCATION: Canada

The Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship 2024 will allow 30 young leaders working on prevention-focused mental well-being projects, adaptation-focused climate resilience projects, or projects enabling social equity through education, employability or entrepreneurship solutions, to participate in the One Young World Summit 2024, which takes place in Montréal, Canada, from 18 – 21 September.  If you are a young leader working to champion any of these causes, this scholarship could be for you.

ELIGIBILITY:

Aged 18 to 30 at the time of the One Young World Summit 2024.

Passion for local and global issues.

Demonstrated commitment to creating positive change.

Willingness to engage and collaborate with fellow scholarship recipients and Zurich employees who are also attending the Summit.

Demonstrated impact in a field aligned with the work of the Z Zurich Foundation namely:

Improving Mental Wellbeing

Enabling Social Equity

Adapting to Climate Change

BENEFIT:

Access to the One Young World Summit 2024 in Montréal.

Access to additional scholarship programming organised by Z Zurich Foundation. This programming is likely to include pre and post-One Young World Summit sessions, including opportunities to meet and learn with the wider Z Zurich Foundation delegation, and an impact-focused development day on the Sunday (22 September) of conference week. 

Hotel accommodation in Montréal between 17 and 23 (inclusive) September.

Return air travel.

Catering which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Ground transportation between Summit venues in Montréal.

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 iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE

Application Deadline: 24 April 2024.

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE – aims to support projects that contribute to our society. You are welcome to submit all projects that contribute to solving the most urgent challenges of our time and help to improve conditions – your CSR projects or your active support for a specific aspect of society.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applying is free of charge. 

Companies, design studios, NGOs, foundations, public and other organizations, social enterprises and entrepreneurs are welcome to submit.

Your project should already be established and you can apply with the same project a maximum of two times. Student concepts will not be accepted.

BENEFIT:

The prize money of EUR 100,000 will be donated by iF. It can be awarded to one or split between several projects. In April and October 2024 a jury panel will decide the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE 2024 the projects supported by iF and divide up the prize money.

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