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About this opportunity

Provides five impactful young leaders the opportunity to attend the One Young World Summit 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. Scholars are selected for their work in one of three focus areas:

Fighting malnutrition
Strengthening community resilience
Protecting and restoring ecosystems

Benefits include:

Full access to the One Young World Summit 2026
Hotel accommodation (Oct 31 – Nov 8, 2026)
Economy flights to/from Cape Town
Catering (breakfast, lunch, dinner during summit days)
Ground transport between hotel and summit venue
Pre‑ and post‑programme activities in Cape Town
Opportunity to join the dsm‑firmenich delegation

Who can apply

Age 18–30 (exceptions above 30 considered if impact demonstrated)
Reside in Africa, Asia‑Pacific, or Latin America
3–5 years’ experience in business, preferably running own enterprise
Demonstrated positive impact in one of the three focus areas
Application submitted by March 23, 2026
Running a project or organization
Working (full-time or part-time)
Entrepreneur

dsm‑firmenich Progress Foundation in partnership with One Young WorldScholarship

Young Leaders Driving Global Impact Scholarship

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Opportunity type

Scholarship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Africa, Asia, South America

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

Provides five impactful young leaders the opportunity to attend the One Young World Summit 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. Scholars are selected for their work in one of three focus areas:

Fighting malnutrition
Strengthening community resilience
Protecting and restoring ecosystems

Benefits include:

Full access to the One Young World Summit 2026
Hotel accommodation (Oct 31 – Nov 8, 2026)
Economy flights to/from Cape Town
Catering (breakfast, lunch, dinner during summit days)
Ground transport between hotel and summit venue
Pre‑ and post‑programme activities in Cape Town
Opportunity to join the dsm‑firmenich delegation

Who can apply

Age 18–30 (exceptions above 30 considered if impact demonstrated)
Reside in Africa, Asia‑Pacific, or Latin America
3–5 years’ experience in business, preferably running own enterprise
Demonstrated positive impact in one of the three focus areas
Application submitted by March 23, 2026
Running a project or organization
Working (full-time or part-time)
Entrepreneur

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