Application Deadline: 1 May 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 Z Zurich Foundation One Young World Scholarship. The Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship 2025 will allow 25 young leaders working on prevention-focused mental well-being projects, adaptation-focused climate resilience projects, or projects enabling social equity through education, employability or entrepreneurship solutions, to participate in the One Young World Summit 2025, which takes place in Munich, Germany from 3 – 6 November.
Focus Areas
One Young World is seeking young leaders actively driving grassroots initiatives for vulnerable communities in one or more of the following areas:
- Adapting to Climate Change
- Improving Mental Wellbeing
- Enabling Social Equity
Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
- Aged 18 to 30* at the time of the One Young World Summit 2025.
- Passion for local and global issues
- Demonstrated commitment to creating positive change
- Willingness to engage and collaborate with fellow scholarship recipients and Zurich Insurance Group employees who are also attending the Summit.
- Proven impact in a field aligned with the work of the Z Zurich Foundation namely:
- Improving Mental Wellbeing
- Enabling Social Equity
- Adapting to Climate Change
* Most delegates are between the ages of 18 and 30. The One Young World team will consider candidates who are older than 30, pending demonstration of appropriate personal impact, initiative, and willingness to engage. We are not able to accept applications from those who will be aged under 18 at the time of the Summit.
Benefits
Scholars will receive:
- Access to the One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich.
- Access to additional scholarship programming organised by Z Zurich Foundation. This programming is likely to include pre and post-One Young World Summit sessions, including opportunities to meet and learn with the wider Z Zurich Foundation delegation, and an impact-focused development day pre-Summit.
- Hotel accommodation in Montréal between 1 – 6 November (inclusive).
- Return air travel
- Catering which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Ground transportation between Summit venues in Munich.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Z Zurich Foundation One Young World Scholarship
