Saturday, February 29, 2020

Camp 2030 - A Global Innovation Lab for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, New York (Fully Funded Scholarship Available)


On September 14 - 19 2020, UNITE 2030 is hosting a Global Innovation Lab for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) called Camp 2030. Camp 2030 is a 6-day hackathon-style Summit, convening 250 carefully selected millennial leaders from 6 continents, who will collaborate in order to develop next-generation solutions to the SDGs.
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On September 14 - 19 2020, UNITE 2030 is hosting a Global Innovation Lab for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) called Camp 2030. Camp 2030 is a 6-day hackathon-style Summit, convening 250 carefully selected millennial leaders from 6 continents, who will collaborate in order to develop next-generation solutions to the SDGs.
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For Camp 2030 next year, UNITE will hand-select 250 young leaders from across the world who will work in teams to solve challenges relating to the SDGs. The themes chosen for this year are Poverty, Health, Education, Gender, Water & Sanitation, Economic Growth, and Climate Action. These themes were chosen based on the sectors of interest of UNITE 2030’s 5,000 Changemakers, and will ensure that Campers are tapping into their interest areas to solve the needs of their local communities and the world.For Camp 2030 next year, UNITE will hand-select 250 young leaders from across the world who will work in teams to solve challenges relating to the SDGs. The themes chosen for this year are Poverty, Health, Education, Gender, Water & Sanitation, Economic Growth, and Climate Action. These themes were chosen based on the sectors of interest of UNITE 2030’s 5,000 Changemakers, and will ensure that Campers are tapping into their interest areas to solve the needs of their local communities and the world.
Scholarship:
Camp 2030 is committed to ensuring that the opportunity to attend the Summit is available to as many people as possible. We are working with our partners to create further scholarship opportunities suitable for applicants with a range of backgrounds, passions, and skillsets. 

Share Yourself Climate Scholarship
ShareYourself (SYS) is a social impact project management platform and social community designed to incubate and accelerate impactful projects among other like-minded doers.
SYS is taking a stand with the SDGs against climate change and wants to support one young leader standing with us by sponsoring one scholarship to attend Camp 2030 in order to bring new solutions to the community.
Requirements for the scholarship:
  • Must sign up through ShareYourself.org;
  • Must highlight their intentions and goals as it aligns to attending Camp 2030 and creating solutions for Climate Change;
  • Must upload what they are working on at Camp 2030 onto the SYS Platform and document their experience;
  • Must provide post-Summit updates on the platform about their continued work.
In addition to SYS’s scholarship criteria, applicants must be eligible through Camp 2030’s general criteria:
  • Between 18-30 years old;
  • Proficient in English;
  • Proven dedication to taking action toward the SDGs, particularly SDG 13.
Please note that while the registration fee is fully funded by SYS, all flight/travel and visa costs will not be covered. The registration fee covers all programming, accommodation, and food as it relates to Camp 2030.


Requirement:
For our previous UNITE 2030 Global Summits, we received applications from thousands of young leaders from every country on earth, and we expect to receive even more for our inaugural Camp 2030 Summit.
We select our participants on the following criteria:
  • Demonstrated dedication and commitment to solving the Sustainable Development Goals;
  • Willingness to engage in the co-creation process alongside fellow changemakers, mentors, partners, and talent;
  • Fluency in English;
  • Generally between 18-30 years old with no exceptions made for those under 18, and a few exceptions made for those over 30 for outstanding applicants.

How to Apply:

Please visit HERE for apply

Deadline:
15 March 2020 (Regular)

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