UNESCO Nestle Youth Impact Programme 2025 (Because You Matter)
The UNESCO Nestle Youth Impact Programme, powered by the Nestlé Youth Entrepreneurship Platform, is one of the international grants for youth development and is all about empowering young individuals to make a real difference in their communities through climate action and sustainability projects.
Participants in the International grants for youth development will get a grant of $8,500, 6-month transformative training and one-to-one mentorship, throughout their project implementation.
Eligibility Criteria:
The Youth Impact – Because You Matter Program’s primary and direct beneficiaries will be young individuals, youth-led organizations, enterprises, associations, or networks who:
- Are identified as “youth” in their respective countries or (in lack of a national definition) within the age range of 18-30 years old from the beginning to the end of the project.
- Engage in activism and changemaking initiatives, entrepreneurialism, either individually or as members of entities/associations.
- Youth-led organization and networks, seeking impact at grassroots level, with regional, national, local scope, or chapters of international organizations, and based in the country where their proposal will be implemented.
- All applications will propose projects that are:
- relevant to the Initiative’s themes as elaborated above
- implemented within 6 months
- local or national in scope
- delivered by a team of at least 3 young people with a clearly identified project leader.
Benefits of [Keyword and/or + Year]
- The Scholarship period will run between September 2020 and September 2021 for the September set and;
- January 2021 to January 2022 for the January set.
- The scholarship will provide a full tuition fee waiver for the year, plus a stipend of £8,000 which will be paid over 12 months.
- Applicants who can evidence their refugee status will be considered a priority group, however the University may extend the invite to apply to further applicants.
Required Documents for [Keyword]
- Application Form for Shaanxi Normal University International Student Scholarship (written in Chinese or English).
- Signed highest diploma (photocopy).
- Academic transcripts (written in Chinese or English).
- Research results: Published thesis, award certificates, etc. to prove their academic achievements and research capabilities.
- A Study Plan or Research Proposal (written in Chinese or English, a minimum of 800 words for master applicants and 1500 words for PhD applicants).
- Two Recommendation Letters (written in Chinese or English).
- Chinese HSK Certificate
- Photocopy of Passport Photo Page
- Signed No Criminal Activity Certificate (in English or Chinese)
- Foreigner Physical Examination Form (photocopy)
How to Apply?
- Click the button below to visit the program’s webpage.
- submit your project proposal before 8 April 2025, 23.59 CET! Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.
- All applications need to be submitted in English, the language of this Grant Scheme.
For any questions, contact us at becauseyoumatter@unesco.org
Deadline: April 8, 2025
