Youth in Action for Sustainable Development Goals
18.03.2021
The 2021 edition of the Youth in Action for Sustainable Development Goals Call for Ideas is an opportunity for candidates under the age of 30 to present project ideas in response to the challenges facing today’s business world and the third sector to achieve the "Sustainable Development Goals" defined in the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
Partner companies will present a Sustainability Challenge, or a Business Brief, regarding the economic, social, or environmental sustainability goals that best suit their interests. Each participant is welcome to respond to one or more Sustainability Challenges by proposing his or her project idea.
Now in its fifth edition, the call is promoted by the Italian Accenture Foundation and the Allianz Umanamente Foundation and offers a unique opportunity by encouraging the networking of companies engaged in sustainable development with university students, or young graduates who are about to enter the professional marketplace, with ten challenges facing the sustainability of social, environmental, and economic development that are in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
Prizes include:
- € 10,000 scholarships
- 3-6 month paid internships
- training experience
Applications are open until May 25, 2021.
