Call for Applications: UfM Med Youth Lab 2024 (Funding available)

Calling all young visionaries from UfM Member States, aged 18 to 29! Are you eager to enhance your 
 project development abilities and soft skills? Applications are open for the Union for Mediterranean (UfM) Med Youth Lab 2024.

The UfM Med Youth Lab 2024 is a five-day skill-building event that aims to equip young individuals with project development and soft skills. The initiative will be held in Fes, Morocco from 25 to 29 of November 2024. The program includes four days of teamworking on project proposals related to the thematic clusters as well as a final pitch event. Participants will exploring three thematic clusters: Green Skills, Youth Mobility for Educational and Professional Exchange, and Youth Engagement in Multistakeholder Dialogue.

The UfM Med Youth Lab 2024 is organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), with the support of the German Development Cooperation, in collaboration with the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes (UEMF) and in partnership with Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed).

Eligibility Criteria:

• Be 18-29 years old by time of the application;
• National of the UfM Member States;
• Valid travel document beyond 30/05/2025 (If you need to renew it, apply first, and the organizers will assist you if you are selected.);
• An intermediate level of English (B2);
• Previous knowledge or experience in one of the UfM Med Youth Lab thematic clusters.

Benefits:

• Up to 45 successful applicants from eligible countries, will benefit from the full coverage of travel, accommodation, visa and meals.
  • The eligible nationals are from Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Palestine, Tunisia, and Türkiye.

Application Process

• Personal and professional information filled in the online application form.
• Mandatory attachments: Copy of a travel document and a motivation video in English (max 3 min).
• Optional attachments: CEFR English certificate – or equivalent – with at least a B2 level, answer in the application form on which thematic cluster you prefer to join.

Deadline: August 11, 2024

Click HERE to Apply