American Middle Eastern Network for Dialogue at Stanford (AMENDS) Conference 2017 for Emerging Leaders (Fully Funded to Stanford University,USA)

Applicants must:

• be 18 – 28 years old.
• have innovative ideas and well thought-out initiatives that could affect positive change in the world.
• have initiatives addressing political, social, or economic issues pertaining to the Middle East in innovative ways.
• demonstrate the potential to further understanding between the respective regions and demonstrate potential to influence American-Middle Eastern affairs.

Delegates will be selected based on the level of their dedication to promoting change in the MENA region and/or in U.S.- MENA relations. AMENDS will also heavily consider the past experiences and backgrounds of each delegate that will enable him/her to contribute a unique perspective to the conference, in order to ensure a rich, diverse group of delegates.

Accepted delegates will:

• Present a 10-12 minute video talk about their initiative at Stanford University. Hosted on our channel, these talks have over 70,000 people.
• Attend a networking dinner.
• Receive financial and logistical assistance with flights and visas to and from Stanford, CA. Accommodations and food will be provided.
• Attend workshops and talks at Stanford. In the past, this has included a talk by Prince Moulay Hicham, a workshop on presenting by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a workshop on design thinking by the Stanford d.school.

• Join and take leadership in the AMEND Fellows Network, a self-sustaining network of 120 former delegates. For the past 3 years, a separate conference has been held annually for fellows at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey.