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IRENA Youth Forum 2027

  • Organization: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
  • Type: Conference
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: September 30, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The International Renewable Energy Agency, the intergovernmental agency for the global energy transition, gathers young energy leaders in Abu Dhabi each January on the margins of its Assembly. The 2027 edition is the eighth, runs from 6 to 13 January, and is themed Youth Energising the Future: Grids, Storage and Flexibility for Renewable Energy Systems. Up to 40 delegates are selected for fully funded participation covering travel, accommodation and visa support, and IRENA states on its own page that there is no application or participation fee. **What you get:** - Fully funded participation for up to 40 selected delegates, covering travel, accommodation and visa support - A place at the Youth Forum itself, including the High Level Opening and interactive workshops - Access to the Seventeenth Session of the IRENA Assembly, the Agency's ultimate decision making authority, where heads of state and government, ministers and global stakeholders meet - Access to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the IRENA Pavilion, with a youth run Booth and Lounge at the St Regis Saadiyat Island - Direct contact with policymakers, industry representatives, IRENA experts and young energy leaders from around the world - No application fee and no participation fee **What you'll do:** - Attend the two day Youth Forum in Abu Dhabi on 6 and 7 January 2027, including a High Level Opening and interactive workshops - Take part in the Closing Session held during the Seventeenth IRENA Assembly on 8 January 2027 at the St Regis Saadiyat Island - Run youth led activities from 9 to 13 January 2027 at the Youth Booth and Lounge and the IRENA Pavilion at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week - Work through how young people are advancing grid modernisation, energy storage and system flexibility to integrate higher shares of renewables and widen reliable energy access - Build understanding of grid infrastructure, storage technologies and the policy and regulatory frameworks that enable them - Examine how young innovators can access capital to finance the energy transition **Key dates:** - Expression of interest closes 30 September 2026, stated by IRENA as midnight Abu Dhabi local time - Notification of results by 15 November 2026 per the event page, and by 30 November 2026 per the application form - IRENA Youth Forum, 6 and 7 January 2027, Abu Dhabi - Closing Session during the Seventeenth IRENA Assembly, 8 January 2027 - Seventeenth IRENA Assembly, 8 to 11 January 2027 - Youth led activities and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, 9 to 13 January 2027 - The application form asks delegates to be available 5 to 14 January 2027, treating 5 and 14 January as travel days **More information:** - Enquiries go to youth@irena.org - IRENA publishes the full list of application questions as a PDF linked from the first page of the form, so answers can be drafted offline before starting - Past editions of the Forum, from the inaugural 2020 edition onward, are summarised on IRENA's Youth Forum page at https://www.irena.org/Energy-Transition/Partnerships/Youth-Engagement/IRENA-Youth-Forum - IRENA states that funded places go to delegates who have not attended an IRENA Youth Forum before - The Forum sits alongside IRENA's other youth work, including the NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator and the IRENA Youth Council

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)Conference

IRENA Youth Forum 2027

Sep 30, 2026 23:59:00 GST
Opportunity type
Conference
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Sep 30, 2026 23:59:00 GST

About this opportunity

The International Renewable Energy Agency, the intergovernmental agency for the global energy transition, gathers young energy leaders in Abu Dhabi each January on the margins of its Assembly. The 2027 edition is the eighth, runs from 6 to 13 January, and is themed Youth Energising the Future: Grids, Storage and Flexibility for Renewable Energy Systems. Up to 40 delegates are selected for fully funded participation covering travel, accommodation and visa support, and IRENA states on its own page that there is no application or participation fee.

What you get:

  • Fully funded participation for up to 40 selected delegates, covering travel, accommodation and visa support
  • A place at the Youth Forum itself, including the High Level Opening and interactive workshops
  • Access to the Seventeenth Session of the IRENA Assembly, the Agency's ultimate decision making authority, where heads of state and government, ministers and global stakeholders meet
  • Access to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the IRENA Pavilion, with a youth run Booth and Lounge at the St Regis Saadiyat Island
  • Direct contact with policymakers, industry representatives, IRENA experts and young energy leaders from around the world
  • No application fee and no participation fee

What you'll do:

  • Attend the two day Youth Forum in Abu Dhabi on 6 and 7 January 2027, including a High Level Opening and interactive workshops
  • Take part in the Closing Session held during the Seventeenth IRENA Assembly on 8 January 2027 at the St Regis Saadiyat Island
  • Run youth led activities from 9 to 13 January 2027 at the Youth Booth and Lounge and the IRENA Pavilion at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
  • Work through how young people are advancing grid modernisation, energy storage and system flexibility to integrate higher shares of renewables and widen reliable energy access
  • Build understanding of grid infrastructure, storage technologies and the policy and regulatory frameworks that enable them
  • Examine how young innovators can access capital to finance the energy transition

Key dates:

  • Expression of interest closes 30 September 2026, stated by IRENA as midnight Abu Dhabi local time
  • Notification of results by 15 November 2026 per the event page, and by 30 November 2026 per the application form
  • IRENA Youth Forum, 6 and 7 January 2027, Abu Dhabi
  • Closing Session during the Seventeenth IRENA Assembly, 8 January 2027
  • Seventeenth IRENA Assembly, 8 to 11 January 2027
  • Youth led activities and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, 9 to 13 January 2027
  • The application form asks delegates to be available 5 to 14 January 2027, treating 5 and 14 January as travel days

More information:

  • Enquiries go to youth@irena.org
  • IRENA publishes the full list of application questions as a PDF linked from the first page of the form, so answers can be drafted offline before starting
  • Past editions of the Forum, from the inaugural 2020 edition onward, are summarised on IRENA's Youth Forum page at https://www.irena.org/Energy-Transition/Partnerships/Youth-Engagement/IRENA-Youth-Forum
  • IRENA states that funded places go to delegates who have not attended an IRENA Youth Forum before
  • The Forum sits alongside IRENA's other youth work, including the NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator and the IRENA Youth Council

Who can apply

  • Aged 18 to 35 at the time of the Forum, as stated on IRENA's event page. IRENA's own application form instead states applicants must be at least 16 and below 35 by the time the Forum takes place, so anyone aged 16, 17 or exactly 35 should confirm with youth@irena.org before applying
  • Open to applicants from all countries around the world, with no residency or nationality restriction stated
  • Actively engaged in renewable energy, sustainability, innovation or a related field
  • Leading or contributing to projects, startups, research or advocacy initiatives that advance the energy transition
  • A valid passport covering the full duration of the Forum
  • All applications must be submitted in English, and the Forum itself is conducted in English
  • Selection takes into account geographic and gender balance as well as demonstrated commitment to the energy transition
  • Fully funded places are granted to delegates who have not previously attended an IRENA Youth Forum
  • IRENA states it reserves the right to automatically disqualify any application containing evidence of AI assisted writing, in full or in part
  • The form runs to six pages and includes a written motivation answer of 100 to 250 words, capped at 1500 characters

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Good to know

  • +Up to forty people get travel, accommodation and visa support paid in full to Abu Dhabi
  • +IRENA states outright that there is no application or participation fee
  • +Open to every country, with selection balanced for geography and gender
  • +You sit on the margins of the IRENA Assembly and inside Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, which is where the energy transition is actually negotiated
  • +The eighth edition, so the format is well established

Worth checking yourself

  • !Funded places are reserved for people who have never attended a Youth Forum before. Everyone else attends partly funded or self funded, and past editions ran to 140 or 150 delegates
  • !The application asks directly whether you could pay your own way, so answer that knowing what it is for
  • !IRENA's event page says 18 to 35 while its application form says at least 16 and under 35. If you are 16 or 17 it is worth asking youth@irena.org before you spend time on it
  • !The deadline is described as midnight Abu Dhabi time on 30 September. Submit by 29 September and the ambiguity cannot cost you
  • !IRENA says it may automatically disqualify any application showing evidence of AI assisted writing. Write it yourself

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IRENA Youth Forum 2027
Sep 30, 2026 23:59:00 GST