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ENEL FOUNDATION: OPEN GLOBAL POWER 2026 – 1ST EDITION – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

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Application Deadline: May 15th, 2026

LOCATION: Italy

Enel Foundation (hereinafter, the “Program Owner”) is pleased to launch the Call for Applications for the 2026 edition of Open Global Power (“OGP”).

Open Global Power is the evolution of the Open Africa Power and Open Brazil Power initiatives and represents a single, integrated global platform for advanced training, policy dialogue, and professional exchange in the field of sustainable energy. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Be between the ages of 24 and 35 by April 13th, 2026.

Be a citizen of an African country, or Brazil, or Chile.

Currently a resident in an African country, Brazil or Chile, or planning to relocate in an African country, Brazil or Chile within the end of 2026.

Be eligible to travel to Italy. All applicants are invited to check well in advance the   procedure applicable to their specific cases.

Having graduated by April 13th, 2026, with a PhD, MBA or Master’s degree (MSc, LLM, MPP, etc.) degree. Current undergraduate students, people only in possession of a Bachelor’s degree, or people who are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree (i.e. graduate students) are not eligible for this program. At least one degree (PhD, MBA, Master’s, or Bachelor’s) must be from an African, Brazilian or Chilean university, according to their citizenship.

Have competencies and a demonstrated interest to pursue a career—in the private or public sector—in the energy and electricity space at large.

Be fully proficient in English (CEFR C1 level) and be able to demonstrate this via an official language certificate or completion of at least one degree completely taught in English.

Recognizing that women play a critical role in the energy sector, but they are often left out of decision-making and have restricted access to energy education, employment opportunities, and finance, their participation in Open Global Power is highly encouraged. Enel Foundation will ensure that 50% of the participants are women.

BENEFIT:

The 200 selected participants will be allocated following this geographical division:

100 seats will be available to Participants bearing the citizenship of an African country

60 seats will be available to Participants bearing the Brazilian citizenship

40 seats will be available to Participants bearing the Chilean citizenship

Following the Online Territorial Modules, the Program Owners will evaluate both the First and the Second Assignments, delivered following the Foundational and the Territorial modules, and select, at their sole discretion, the top performers of the course, based on valuation of their assignments and overall engagement.

The selected top-performing participants will be invited to attend the Final Residential Module.

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UNIVERSITY OF PADUA INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: May 2, 2026

LOCATION: Italy

The University of Padua offers up to 68 scholarships to highly talented international students enrolling in English-taught Degree programmes at the University of Padua (A.Y. 2025/2026). The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only candidates showing the highest achievements and school/academic records may receive a scholarship. Successful scholars will be expected to fulfill an ambassadorial role and represent the university at a number of events.

ELIGIBILITY:

Highly talented prospective international students from all over the world wishing to enroll in one of the University of Padua Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees completely held in English.

You can be considered for the selection procedure, under penalty of exclusion, if you meet the requirements below.

Do not possess an Italian citizenship (except for dual citizenship including Italian);

Hold a non-Italian foreign secondary school diploma (for Bachelor’s or Single-cycle degrees applicants) or a non-Italian Bachelor’s degree (for Master’s degrees applicants) allowing admission to the Italian University system;

Do not reside in Italy;

Apply to one or more of the abovementioned degree programmes completely taught in English at the University of Padua. 

If you meet these requirements, you will be automatically considered for the selection procedure. There is no separate application or additional specific documents to be submitted besides those required to apply for the selected degree programme.

Selection criteria: The Academic Committee of each degree programme shortlists eligible applicants and awards the most deserving candidates the scholarships, based on academic excellence in their field of study, quality, and records from their prior learning.

Selection results: Scholarships are reserved for candidates applying for the first application period; on an exceptional basis, the Academic Committees may decide to award the scholarship to eligible candidates of the second application period. 

Scholarship selection results will be published at  www.unipd.it/en/assessement-results according to the timeline indicated in the Call for applications.

Duration: The Padua International Excellence Scholarship has a maximum duration of:

2 continuous years for Master’s degree candidates;

3 continuous years for Bachelor’s and Single-Cycle degree candidates.

After the duration indicated above, beneficiary students will be required to cover their own expenses as well as tuition fees until graduation.

BENEFIT:

Amount of scholarship: fee waiver + €8,000 scholarship (gross amount) for each academic year. The only amount to be paid by beneficiary students for each year consists of an admission fee, corresponding to the regional tax and marca da bollo.

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