Apply Now: Ban Ki-Moon Global Citizen Scholarship For Africans | Fully Funded

The Ban Ki-moon Global Citizen Scholarship is a fully virtual scholarship program that empowers young African change-makers to address one or more of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) in their community.

After multiple highly successful cycles of the Global Citizen Scholarship Program, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) has announced another call for applications for what will be the 6th round of our GC Scholarship.

Scholarship Summary 

• Host: Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC)
• Category: Training | Fellowships
• Eligible Countries: All African Countries 
• Reward: Full Scholarship | Mentorship | 500 USD Funding 
• Deadline: February 25, 2025

Scholarship Details 

Ban Ki-moon Global Citizen Scholarship 

Program empowers young African citizens passionate about taking action for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This is achieved by proposing and implementing a localized SDG Micro-Project whilst also benefitting from a summer school as well as various expert training and workshops on specific topics.

For some inspiration, do check out this Link to our Website featuring some of the previous SDG Micro-Projects.

Eligibility Criteria 

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:

• Be African youth regardless of race, gender, or sexual orientation
• Hold citizenship from one of the following countries:
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
• Age group 20-35 
• Have completed at least a Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Demonstrate strong dedication to SDGs and the ideals of global citizenship.
• Have a minimum English level B2 (European Standards)

Scholarship Benefits 

Successful applicants of this scholarship will receive:

• Full cost coverage for a one-week Summer School training with MCI Innsbruck and coverage also of other expert workshops,
• A peer-to-peer mentoring component, and
• Seed funding of 500 USD to support the implementation of an SDG Micro-Project to be distributed after the successful submission of a project proposal. Lastly, Scholars will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement after the successful completion of their own SDG Micro-Project signed by both Co-chairs of the Ban Ki-moon Centre, H.E. Ban Ki-moon and H.E. Dr Heinz Fischer.

Required Documents 

To apply for this scholarship, applicants must prepare:

• Personal details (e.g. name, contact information, date of birth, address, citizenship, gender, education, language competence, short profile description)
• Professional details (e.g. academic titles, name of organization, function)
• SDG Micro-Project information (title, issues and SDGs tackled, general process and implementation)
• At the final stage of the nomination process you will be prompted to attach the following:
• Motivational statement
• A portrait picture of yourself (JPEG or PNG format)
• An introduction video of yourself (max 30 seconds, MP4 or MOV format)
• CV
• A project outline of your SDG Micro Project idea

How to Apply 

• Confirm your eligibility status on the website 
• Fill in the application form 
• Submit application before the deadline. 

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