UNICEF Leading Minds Fellowship on Climate Education 2026 (up to $20,000) – YOA

Deadline: December 31, 2025

Are you enthusiastic about local weather schooling and remodeling the best way the world responds to the local weather disaster? This is your probability to assist reimagine local weather schooling, so that each child, in every single place, grows up ready, empowered, and ready to form a simply and sustainable future.  Apply now for the UNICEF Leading Minds Fellowship on Climate Education 2026.

As a Leading Minds Climate Education Fellow, you’ll be a part of a worldwide cohort elevating youth-led initiatives, conducting analysis and foresight, shaping coverage and serving to design strategic convenings. UNICEF is deciding on up to 12 younger local weather leaders (ages 10–30) who’re strengthening local weather schooling of their colleges, communities, and international locations in each formal and casual settings.  

A youth-led local weather schooling initiative can embrace, for instance:  

• School system integration: curriculum growth, instructional networks, or college-based mostly local weather golf equipment; 
• Government partnerships: collaborative fashions working with schooling authorities or policymakers; 
• Rights-based and justice frameworks: initiatives linking local weather schooling to fairness, justice, and human rights; 
• Community resilience and casual schooling: native tasks, campaigns, or group-led studying; and 
• Digital campaigns and media: on-line platforms, storytelling, or consciousness-elevating initiatives.  

Benefits

• Stipend for work and contributions in the course of the fellowship interval;  
• Technical mentorship and collaboration with analysis companions;  
• Visibility and talking alternatives;  
• Hands-on expertise in child rights, foresight, youth engagement, and advocacy; and 
• Leadership growth and entry to a worldwide community of youth advocates and leaders.   

Each chosen fellow can be eligible for up to $20,000 in grant help

Eligibility

Young individuals ages 10–30 who’re:  

• Leading or representing a local weather schooling initiative; 
• Passionate about local weather motion, local weather schooling, and creating constructive change; 
• Ready to dedicate 4 to 5 hours every week from February 2026 to July 2027; and
• Comfortable working in English (different UN languages are an asset).

Application

This application consists of 6 sections (estimated time: 45-60 minutes) and requires a 90-second video submission. 

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to UNICEF Leading Minds Fellowship on Climate Education.