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Global network connecting youth-led organizations working on climate action, education, heritage, science, and communication. Members collaborate, access capacity-building, share knowledge, and participate in UNESCO climate initiatives.

UNESCO Youth Climate Action Network – YoU-CAN Membership

Deadline:

12/12/25

Six month leadership development program for emerging leaders in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States.

Obama Foundation Leaders Program 2026–2027

Deadline:

12/15/25

Four day summit in Geneva with fully funded and partially funded places, including visits to UN Geneva and CERN.

Youth Future Summit 2026 (Geneva)

Deadline:

12/15/25

Design challenge for young African creatives to create practical Canva templates for small businesses, with a 10,000 USD prize pool.

Canva Africa Design Challenge 2025

Deadline:

12/16/25

Five day in person XR hackathon at MIT for developers, designers and creatives.

MIT Reality Hack 2026

Deadline:

12/17/25

Global award recognizing a young leader using technology to end extreme poverty, with a 250,000 USD prize.

Global Citizen Prize – Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2026

Deadline:

12/20/25

Annual Forbes Africa list highlighting 30 young African innovators, founders and creatives across sectors.

Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 – Class of 2026

Deadline:

12/31/25

Global competition for Gaussian splat and 3DGS artworks viewed in VR, desktop and mobile.

SPLOTY 2025 – Splat of the Year

Deadline:

12/31/25

Global sustainability leadership training with a fully funded one week experience in the USA for selected finalists.

UPG Sustainability Leadership Program 2026

Deadline:

1/10/26

Accelerator fellowship at Oxford’s Institute for Ethics in AI for professionals and academics working on AI ethics.

University of Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI Accelerator Fellowship Programme 2026

Deadline:

1/13/26

International conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques with multiple calls including Art Papers, Technical Papers and Talks.

SIGGRAPH 2026 – Calls for Submissions

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