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BRANDTECH GROUP AI FOR GOOD SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND ONE YOUNG WORLD SUMMIT

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Application Deadline: 2 August, 2026

LOCATION: South Africa

Applications are open for The Brandtech Group AI for Good Scholarship 2026. The Brandtech Group is teaming up with One Young World to launch the 2026 Brandtech Group AI for Good scholarship. The scholarship seeks to identify and elevate five incredible young African leaders for the sustainable and responsible use of AI.

ELIGIBILITY:

They are looking for five young African leaders with track records of impactful and innovative solutions for sustainable and responsible use of AI.

Selected scholars will be leading initiatives with proven impact aligned with one or more the below pillars: 

AI as a tool to promote sustainability and tackle climate change. 

AI to address education access, improve learning systems, and increase productivity

AI as a tool to combat misinformation, online hate, social harm and promote social equity 

AI as a tool to address health access, health inequality, and mental well-being. 

AI for active citizen engagement. 

Candidates must apply through the application portal below. Please note that if longlisted for the scholarship, you may be invited to submit additional documentation, including references and video pitch as part of the application process. 

Candidates must be: 

Young leaders aged 18 to 30 at the time of the One Young World Summit 2026. 

Nationals and residents of any African countries with demonstrated AI solutions in Africa. 

Demonstrated capacity for leadership and promoting the responsible use of AI.

Track record of generating impactful and innovative solutions using AI to address one or more of the above five pillars (applications from candidates whose causes may not exactly fit one of the 5 pillars will be considered if using AI positively and responsibly to drive your work).

Understanding of key local and/or global issues. 

Willingness to engage with fellow scholarship recipients and Brandtech Group staff/management who are also attending the Summit. 

They are not able to accept applications from those who will be aged under 18 at the time of the Summit. The One Young World team will consider candidates who are older than 30, pending demonstration of appropriate personal impact, initiative, and willingness to engage. 

BENEFIT:

Selected Brandtech Group AI for Good scholars will receive: 

Access to the One Young World Summit 2026 in Cape Town from 3 to 6 November. 

Hotel accommodation in Cape Town between 2 and 6 (inclusive) November. 

Return air travel. 

Catering, which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

Ground transportation between Summit venues in Cape Town. 

Access to Pencil AI. Pencil is the world’s No. 1 generative AI SaaS platform for brands. Its Pencil Pro generative AI product is tailored specifically for global brands and revolutionizes creative production, distribution, and performance prediction. 

Lifelong membership of the One Young World Ambassador Community. 

Join the exceptional Brandtech AI for Good Alumni network 

Access to the One Young World Action Accelerator and expert-led mentor sessions to help turn their inspiration into action. 

Access to the One Young World Global Kickstart programme designed to provide delegates with enhanced leadership skills and principles alongside expertise around the Summit’s main themes. 

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PERNOD RICARD SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND ONE YOUNG WORLD SUMMIT 2026

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Application Deadline: 14 July 2026

LOCATION: South Africa

Pernod Ricard is teaming up with One Young World, the global community for young leaders, to launch the One Young World | Pernod Ricard Scholarship. The scholarship will identify and connect an interdisciplinary team of 10 committed young leaders who are working to build positive social spaces and tackle harmful drinking and its wider impacts in their countries and communities. Scholars will receive full funding to participate in the One Young World Summit 2026, which takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 3 to 6 November.

ELIGIBILITY:

Scholars will participate in the Summit as members of Pernod Ricard’s delegation, have opportunities to help shape our interventions at the event and receive expert mentorship to accelerate their initiatives. In addition, scholars will participate in post Summit collective thinking sessions to reflect on the future of socialising.
Harmful use of alcohol kills more than 3 million people each year, most of them men (who.int) 

WHO Commission on Social Connection Chart: One in Four Young People in the World Feels Lonely | Statista

Successful applicants will share our ambition to encourage positive social occasions and tackle harmful drinking. They will be actively making an impact in support of these goals through their own projects, as emerging leaders in larger organisations, through their own work and experience, or by contributing to collective understanding through research. 

This can include people working in the hospitality sector (bartenders, bar managers, restaurant owners, etc) who are active on responsible drinking, balance, moderation, or consumer information, or have initiatives fighting harmful or excessive drinking. It can also include those contributing to other fields, who are working on creating inclusive and safe spaces for people to come together.

Relevant activities include:

Initiatives that aim to promote balance and moderation.

Prevention and education initiatives that aim to reduce excessive alcohol consumption.

Prevention initiatives that aim to reduce social harm. 

Projects that tackle the harmful impacts of excessive alcohol consumption.

Projects that encourage the bringing together of communities, the savoir être of being together and educational initiatives around social inclusion and fighting isolation. 

Projects that improve physical and psychological safety in social environments.

Research into habits and the behavioural patterns of Gen Z, trends in socializing, including the role of alcohol in this socializing.

In addition, candidates must:

Be of legal drinking age in their country of residence at the time of their application.

Available to commit to contribute to collective post-Summit thinking sessions alongside other scholarship recipients. See below for further details.

BENEFIT:

Scholarship include:

Participation in the One Young World Summit 2026 in Cape Town as a Pernod Ricard delegate.

Hotel accommodation in Cape Town between 2 and 6 November (inclusive) 2026.

The cost of travel to and from Cape Town (flights in economy)

Catering, which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Transport between the Summit accommodation and the Summit venue.

Access to Pernod Ricard professionals in their field on the basis of needs & consultancy.

Collaborate with other scholars to influence Pernod Ricard’s thinking on socializing and efforts to reduce excessive alcohol consumption. Make your voice heard through the collective sessions with guest speakers.

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