Ready to become a Young Leader driving social cohesion through intercultural dialogue? ๐ค From September 2025, join UNESCOโs Youth for Peace programmeโan immersive journey of capacity-building, peer mentorship, financial grants and global networking designed to empower you to foster peace and inclusion at every level.
๐ Key Dates & Timeline
- Deadline:ย 22 June 2025, 23:59 CET โณ
- Online Workshops:ย September 2025 ๐
- Grant Disbursement:ย October 2025 (10 000 USD for your community project) ๐ถ
- Project Implementation:ย Nov 2025 โ May 2026 ๐
- Global Youth Leaders Dialogue:ย April 2026 in Guangzhou, China ๐
- Final Reports:ย May 2026 ๐
๐ฏ What the Programme Offers
- ๐ ๏ธย Structured Online Training:ย Strategic sessions onย intercultural leadership, project design & dialogue methods
- ๐คย Peer-to-Peer Mentorship:ย Ongoing coaching as you implement your local or national project
- ๐ธย Financial Grants:ย USD 10 000 to turn your project idea into reality
- ๐ย Global Network Access:ย Join theย Global Alumni Network, engage inย Policy Dialogues, and leverageย UNESCO toolkits
๐ฅ Who Can Apply?
- Age:ย 25โ45 years (as of 1 Sep 2025)
- Track Record:ย Proven leadership & commitment to intercultural dialogue
- Availability:ย ~2 days/month from Sep 2025โMar 2026, plus April 2026 event
- Language:ย Fluent in English (other EU languages a plus)
๐ Eligible Countries
๐ฆ๐น Austria, ๐ง๐ช Belgium, ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria, ๐ญ๐ท Croatia, ๐จ๐พ Cyprus, ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia, ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark, ๐ช๐ช Estonia, ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland, ๐ซ๐ท France, ๐ฉ๐ช Germany, ๐ฌ๐ท Greece, ๐ญ๐บ Hungary, ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland, ๐ฎ๐น Italy, ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia, ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania, ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg, ๐ฒ๐น Malta, ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands, ๐ณ๐ด Norway, ๐ต๐ฑ Poland, ๐ต๐น Portugal, ๐ท๐ด Romania, ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia, ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia, ๐ช๐ธ Spain, ๐ธ๐ช Sweden, ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland, ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland, ๐ณ๐ฟ EFTA countries ๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania, ๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia, ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan, ๐ง๐พ Belarus, ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia & Herzegovina, ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt, ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia, ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel, ๐ฏ๐ด Jordan, ๐ฝ๐ฐ Kosovo, ๐ฑ๐ง Lebanon, ๐ฑ๐พ Libya, ๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova, ๐ฒ๐ช Montenegro, ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco, ๐ต๐ธ Palestine, ๐ท๐บ Russia, ๐ธ๐พ Syria, ๐น๐ณ Tunisia, ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine





