๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทย Champion Intercultural Dialogue Worldwide! ๐ŸŒโœจ Call for Applications โ€“ Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทย Champion Intercultural Dialogue Worldwide! ๐ŸŒโœจ Call for Applications โ€“ Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme

Ready to become a Young Leader driving social cohesion through intercultural dialogue? ๐Ÿค From September 2025, join UNESCOโ€™s Youth for Peace programmeโ€”an immersive journey of capacity-buildingpeer mentorshipfinancial grants and global networking designed to empower you to foster peace and inclusion at every level.


๐Ÿ“… Key Dates & Timeline

  • Deadline:ย 22 June 2025, 23:59 CET โณ
  • Online Workshops:ย September 2025 ๐ŸŽ“
  • Grant Disbursement:ย October 2025 (10 000 USD for your community project) ๐Ÿ’ถ
  • Project Implementation:ย Nov 2025 โ€“ May 2026 ๐Ÿš€
  • Global Youth Leaders Dialogue:ย April 2026 in Guangzhou, China ๐ŸŒ
  • Final Reports:ย May 2026 ๐Ÿ“‹

๐ŸŽฏ What the Programme Offers

  • ๐Ÿ› ๏ธย Structured Online Training:ย Strategic sessions onย intercultural leadership, project design & dialogue methods
  • ๐Ÿคย Peer-to-Peer Mentorship:ย Ongoing coaching as you implement your local or national project
  • ๐Ÿ’ธย Financial Grants:ย USD 10 000 to turn your project idea into reality
  • ๐ŸŒย Global Network Access:ย Join theย Global Alumni Network, engage inย Policy Dialogues, and leverageย UNESCO toolkits

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Who Can Apply?

  • Age:ย 25โ€“45 years (as of 1 Sep 2025)
  • Track Record:ย Proven leadership & commitment to intercultural dialogue
  • Availability:ย ~2 days/month from Sep 2025โ€“Mar 2026, plus April 2026 event
  • Language:ย Fluent in English (other EU languages a plus)

๐ŸŒ Eligible Countries

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria, ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium, ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria, ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia, ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark, ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonia, ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland, ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France, ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany, ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece, ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy, ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia, ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuania, ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg, ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Malta, ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands, ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway, ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland, ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal, ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania, ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovakia, ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Slovenia, ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain, ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland, ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ EFTA countries ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijan, ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus, ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bosnia & Herzegovina, ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt, ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Georgia, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel, ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan, ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Kosovo, ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Lebanon, ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ Libya, ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Moldova, ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช Montenegro, ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco, ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Palestine, ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia, ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ Syria, ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine