UN FAO elearning Academy Global Youth Contest 2026 (Fully Funded Trip to Rome) – YOA

Deadline: July 31, 2026

Applications are open for the UN FAO Global Youth Contest 2026. The Global Youth Contest invites you to share how studying with the FAO elearning Academy has formed your journey and enabled you to flip information into motion, whether or not by buying new expertise, advancing your research, profession, or creating optimistic change in your group.

Take part by submitting a brief written story on how the FAO elearning Academy has reworked your journey and the way you will have utilized your studying in observe. Support your story with verified course completion and authorized digital badges obtained from the FAO elearning Academy.

Benefits

• Fully Funded Trip to Rome: All three winners will obtain a completely funded journey to Rome to attend the World Food Forum (WFF) from 12 to 15 October 2026, with all journey and participation prices lined.
• Video Interview and Global Visibility: The chosen winners can be invited to share their tales in a video interview featured on the FAO elearning Academy web site, the YouTube FAO Education Hub, and throughout social media channels.

Eligibility

To apply, you will need to meet the next standards:

• Be aged 18–35 years.
• Be from any nation or area, together with underrepresented or susceptible teams.
• Be a registered learner of the FAO elearning Academy.
• Demonstrate how studying has contributed to your information and expertise, or tutorial or skilled growth.
• Have accomplished FAO elearning Academy programs and obtained licensed digital badges.

Note: The chosen winners should maintain a passport legitimate till at the least April 2027.

Selection Criteria

Your application can be assessed based mostly on the next standards:

• Availability to take part within the international award course of, together with journey necessities.
• Number of licensed digital badges obtained.
• Quality and readability of your affect story, together with clear proof of how studying was utilized.
• Verified completion of FAO elearning Academy programs.
• Your application as younger learner belonging to underrepresented, susceptible or marginalized group can be positively thought of, in keeping with FAO’s dedication to inclusive participation and leaving nobody behind.

Application

• Complete the net application type.
• Use the identical e mail deal with as your FAO elearning Academy account (required for badge verification).
• Provide a whole and correct checklist of your earned badges.
• Include your affect story (most 4 000 characters).

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to UN FAO Global Youth Contest.