Call for Applications: Enel Foundation Open Global Power 2026 – YOA

Deadline: May 15, 2026

Applications are open for the Enel Foundation Open Global Power 2026. Open Global Power is the evolution of the Open Africa Power and Open Brazil Power initiatives and represents a single, built-in international platform for superior coaching, coverage dialogue, {and professional} trade within the discipline of sustainable vitality. The programme is designed to equip a brand new era of vitality professionals with the technical, regulatory, and enterprise abilities required to drive a simply, inclusive, and innovation-led vitality transition at regional and international ranges.

The 2026 version adopts a world structure with territorial specialisation, combining shared foundational content material with area-particular studying paths. Participants will interact in a structured studying journey delivered via on-line modules and a selective in-individual expertise, in partnership with prime educational establishments from Italy, Africa, Brazil, Chile, and past.

Programme Objectives

Open Global Power 2026 goals to:

• Build a world group of present and future vitality leaders;
• Provide individuals with a strong and built-in understanding of vitality programs, regulation, economics, and know-how;
• Strengthen the capability to translate international greatest practices into domestically viable options;
• Foster cross-regional dialogue and peer studying amongst professionals from totally different geographies;
• Promote gender stability, geographic variety, and benefit-based mostly choice.

Eligibility

• Be between the ages of 24 and 35 by April thirteenth, 2026.
• Be a citizen of:
  • an African nation, or
  • Brazil, or
  • Chile.
• Currently resident in an African nation, Brazil or Chile, or planning to relocate in an African nation, Brazil or Chile throughout the finish of 2026.
• Be eligible to journey to Italy. All Applicants are invited to check properly prematurely the process relevant to their particular circumstances.
• Having graduated by April thirteenth, 2026, from a PhD, MBA or Master’s diploma (MSc, LLM, MPP, and so forth.) diploma. Current undergraduate college students, folks solely in possess of a Bachelor’s diploma or people who find themselves at present enrolled in a Master’s diploma (i.e. graduate college students) aren’t eligible for this program. At least one diploma (PhD, MBA, Master’s, Bachelor’s) have to be from an African, Brazilian or Chilean college, based on their citizenship.
• Have competences and a demonstrated curiosity to pursue a profession – in non-public or public sector – within the vitality and electrical energy house at massive.
• Be absolutely proficient in English (CEFR C1 degree) and have the ability to exhibit this through an official language certificates or completion of not less than one diploma utterly taught in English.

Application

Applicants should present:

• A duplicate of their CV (in .pdf format).
• Copy of their Bachelor’s and Master’s diploma certificates (plus eventual MBA/PhD certificates) AND educational transcripts (in .pdf format).
• A duplicate of their passport (in .pdf format).
• A motivation letter (max 700 phrases, in .pdf format).
• Two reference letters from two totally different business, academia and/or civil servant representatives (in .pdf format).

All paperwork have to be offered in English.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Open Global Power.