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WTO APPLICATIONS FOR 2026 YOUNG TRADE LEADERS PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: 1 May 2026 (23.59 CET)

LOCATION: Switzerland

The WTO is inviting applications for the 2026 Young Trade Leaders Programme, an initiative aimed at fostering a better understanding of the WTO’s work and international trade among young people and creating a network of Young Trade Leaders around the world.

ELIGIBILITY:

Young people between the ages of 18 and 28 with a strong interest in international trade are encouraged to apply. 

Young Trade Leaders are selected for one year. For more details on the 2026 programme and information on how to apply, consult the information note.

The deadline for applications is 1 May 2026 (23.59 CET).

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to take part in an interview in May 2026.

The start date for successful candidates is 1 July 2026.

Additional information on the Programme is available here.

BENEFIT:

Selected leaders will have the opportunity to take advantage of training courses organized by the WTO, to benefit from WTO Secretariat advice and mentoring, and to receive support when organizing WTO-related activities in their home countries.

They will not receive remuneration, but they will be invited to travel to Geneva to participate in the 2026 WTO Public Forum in September. 

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BDFIL PRIZE COMICS COMPETITION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMICS

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Application Deadline: Monday, June 15, 2026

LOCATION: Switzerland

This year, 2026, BDFIL is partnering with the Lausanne Water Department and the Roman Museum of Lausanne-Vidy for its BDFIL Prize competition, which aims to promote emerging comic book artists.

ELIGIBILITY:

The theme of the 2026 edition is “Running Waterways.” The deadline for submissions is Monday, June 15, 2026

The competition BDFIL Prize is open to anyone 15 years of age or older, living in Switzerland or abroad, whose work has never been published in the form of an album, regularly in a large-circulation newspaper or magazine, or on an expert-reviewed online platform, or under any editorial license. Participants whose work is being published when the jury deliberates (June 16, 2026) will be disqualified. Each participant may enter only one project. As the competition aims to encourage and reward complete artists, collective entries will not be accepted. Winners of previous editions of the competition, except for special mentions, are not allowed to participate.

The competition is free to enter.

You may submit a complete comic story on a single page (A3 format, vertical), with or without text.

BENEFIT:

Three BDFIL prizes:

Prize: 1st Prize CHF 2,000 and the drawing of the 2027 Prize flyer

2nd Prize: CHF 1,500

3rd Prize: CHF 1,000

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