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Introduction Young Champions
Young Champions of the Earth is a forward-looking prize designed to breathe life into the ambitions of brilliant young environmentalists.
In 2024, Young Champions of the Earth will be selected, one from each global region: Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, West Asia and two from Asia and the Pacific. Each winner will receive:
Mentorship, capacity building workshops and access to a UN community of experts
An introduction to dignitaries at the Young Champions of the Earth award ceremony
Publicity and recognition through interviews and online and global media
US$20,000 in seed-funding
The 2024 Young Champions of the Earth will be required to share their journeys through videos and blogs on this website for up to one year. If you have at least 6 months experience working on a big idea to protect or restore the environment and will be aged between 18 and 30 on 31 December 2024, you are eligible to apply.
The community of Young Champions
More than just an honorary title, the Young Champions of the Earth prize aims to nurture the next generation of environmental leaders. Applicants who demonstrate a strong willingness to learn will be granted access to mentoring and skill-building opportunities and to a community of like-minded entrepreneurs and experts.
Are you ready to take action?
If you have a bright vision for the future of our planet, you can become a Young Champion of the Earth!
The UNEP Young Champions of the Earth application portal
The Young Champions of the Earth is a forward-looking prize designed to breathe life into the ambitions of brilliant young environmentalists. We look for groundbreaking changemakers, who see opportunity where others see crisis.
Are you that young changemaker? Apply now by visiting the portal
Applications close on April 5, 2024
The Young Champions languages
This portal is available in the 8 working languages of UNEP.
Choose your preferred language on the top right corner of the application webpage.
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- 2024 Funding: The Doug Pensinger Photography Fund 2024
- World Health Internship 2024 in Switzerland (Fully Funded)
- United Nations International Law Fellowship 2024 (Fully Funded)
- GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAMME (GOI-IES) 2024 OFFERS FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDYING IN IRELAND.
- Skoltech University Scholarship 2024 in Russia (Fully Funded)