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Meet students with a diversity of perspectives, passions, and lived experiences. Connect with students taking creative approaches to challenges of all kinds from mental health to climate change.
Dig into essential questions like: What is my purpose? How can I have a positive and sustainable impact? Develop concrete leadership skills in public speaking, community development, and pitching your ideas.
Receive one-on-one support from a personal mentor. Get matched with a mentor from our network of entrepreneurs, social impact leaders, filmmakers, environmental researchers, and much more.
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WHAT YOU'LL GAIN
KEY INFORMATION
ELIGIBILITY
Students worldwide post-high school, ages 17-21
FALL '23 SEMESTER
August 21 - Dec 15, 2024
Cape Town, South Africa
COST
Final Deadline: May 11th
$21,000 USD in Tuition.
Scholarships available.
Students will gain lifelong skills through an immersive semester in South Africa while learning from experienced human rights advocates advancing social justice.
Applications for the Fall '23 and Spring '24 semester of Global Citizen Year's Take Action Lab are now open!
Gen Z is absolutely focused on how they are going to help us overcome some of the seemingly intractable global challenges we have right now; Global Citizen Year is focused on how to harness that energy and equip this generation with the skills to act on it."
Turn real-world experience into a future of real-world positive change.
Develop lifelong skills to start making an impact on the world now
Embark on your immersive semester to change the world together
From all across the world,
students are joining
Take Action Lab to:
– Global Citizen Year CEO
Erin Lewellen
Feb 5 - May 31, 2024
Cape Town, South Africa
SPRING '24 SEMESTER
Priority Deadline: May 11th
Regular Deadline: September 6th
Final Deadline: October 11th
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
Global Citizen Year awards merit scholarships to student who demonstrate a track record of curiosity, conviction and courage, and a hunger to make a positive impact in their community and the world.
We invite educators to nominate exceptional students for Take Action Lab. Nominated students will be awarded a $500 merit scholarship should they enroll in the program.
EDUCATOR NOMINATOR SCHOLARSHIP
All applicants are automatically considered for the Global Changemaker Scholarship. This is a merit scholarship awarding up to $10,000 to a select number of students with a track record of transforming their ideals into action.
GLOBAL CHANGEMAKER SCHOLARSHIP
