The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Youth Lab 2026 for young university students and recent graduates (Fully Funded to Palermo, Italy)

Application Deadline: 30 August 2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Applications are actually open for the 2026 Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Youth Lab. The UfM Med Youth Lab 2026 is an introductory skills-building programme on entrepreneurship for young university students and recent graduates aged 18–29. It is designed particularly for contributors with no or restricted earlier information or expertise in entrepreneurship.

The third version combines on-line coaching from October to December 2026 with in-person workshops scheduled to happen from 14 to 16 December 2026 in Palermo, Italy. The programme shall be held back-to-back with the UfM Employment Forum and the UfM workshop From Degrees to Ventures.

Through expert-led periods, non-formal schooling and teamwork, up to 30 contributors will develop foundational expertise in entrepreneurial mindset, innovation, fundamental monetary literacy, communication and problem-solving.

The programme follows a Training of Trainers method. Participants shall be supported in designing a easy, introductory consciousness session on entrepreneurship that they’ll later share with friends at nationwide or native stage in 2027. This will not be an expert coach certification, and contributors should not anticipated to grow to be entrepreneurship consultants. Instead, they’ll act as peer facilitators in a position to introduce fundamental ideas inside their communities.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants should:

• Be between 18 and 29 years outdated at the time of application.
• Be a nationwide and resident of a UfM Member State.
• Be at present enrolled in a university programme or have graduated no a couple of yr earlier than the application deadline.
• Hold a sound journey doc, comparable to a passport.
• Have a minimum of a B2 stage of English, or an equal means to take part actively in discussions and group work.
• Have no important earlier information, coaching or skilled expertise in entrepreneurship.
• Be absolutely accessible for each the on-line coaching and the in-person workshops in Palermo.
• This programme is meant particularly for inexperienced persons. Applicants with important earlier entrepreneurship coaching, expertise operating or funding a start-up, or expertise working with business-support organisations should not eligible for choice.

Benefits

• Application and participation in the UfM Med Youth Lab are freed from cost. Access to the programme’s coaching periods and supplies can also be free.
• Nationals of the following UfM Member States could obtain protection of prices associated to the in-person workshops in Palermo, together with journey, lodging and visa-related bills, in accordance with UfM procedures and the accessible finances:
• Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Türkiye.

• Full sponsorship for journey, visa and lodging prices associated to the in-person programme is offered to nationals of Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Türkiye.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Youth Lab