Young Leaders Driving Global Impact Scholarship

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

• 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