ICMM Young Leaders Scholarship to Attend the One Young World Summit 2026 (Fully-funded) – YOA

Deadline: June 7, 2026

Applications are open for the ICMM Young Leaders Scholarship to Attend the One Young World Summit 2026. In partnership with International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), One Young World will establish excellent younger leaders globally with a confirmed and demonstrated curiosity in biodiversity conservation, decarbonisation, accountable pure useful resource manufacturing, social efficiency and selling sustainability. 

The ICMM One Young World Young Leaders Scholarship will choose impactful younger leaders who’re driving ahead optimistic change to take part in the One Young World Summit 2026. 

Benefits

Selected younger leaders will obtain: 

• Full funding to take part in the One Young World Summit 2026 which takes place in Cape Town, South Africa from 3 – 6 November.
• Exclusive dialogue with ICMM CEO on the sidelines of the One Young World Summit.
• Lifelong membership of the One Young World Ambassador Community.
• Access to the One Young World Action Accelerator and professional-led mentor classes to assist flip their inspiration into motion.
• Access to the One Young World Global Kickstart programme designed to present delegates with enhanced management abilities and rules alongside experience round the Summit’s essential themes.

Eligibility

General Young Leaders should be:

• Young leaders aged 18 – 35 at the time of the One Young World Summit 2026
• Leading inspiring initiatives/tasks, or driving significant change, by means of your job or in your life outdoors of labor, with confirmed impression in at the least one in every of the following areas:
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Decarbonisation
  • Responsible pure useful resource manufacturing
  • Social efficiency (group resilience, human rights and so forth.)
  • Promoting and speaking motion on sustainability 
• Willingness to interact with fellow scholarship recipients

Application

Applicants should apply by means of the application type. Note that if longlisted for the scholarship, it’s possible you’ll be invited to submit extra documentation together with references, pitch video and/or video name with representatives of One Young World and ICMM as part of the application course of.

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For extra info, go to ICMM Young Leaders Scholarship.