Empowerment and Opportunities

Are you a young leader passionate about changing the trajectory of health for humanity?  For the third year running, Johnson & Johnson Global Community Impact, the team who leads the global partnership for Johnson & Johnson with OYW, is collaborating with OYW to offer  scholarships to 12 young health leaders across the globe  to participate in the 2019 Johnson & Johnson One Young World Program. At Johnson & Johnson, we believe good health is the foundation of vibrant lives, thriving communities and forward progress. That’s why for more than 130 years, we have aimed to keep people well at every age and every stage of life. Today, as the world’s largest and most broadly-based healthcare company, we are committed to using our reach and size for good. We strive to improve access and affordability, create healthier communities, and put a healthy mind, body and environment within reach of everyone, everywhere. Eligibility Criteria Applicants...

GOOGLE SUMMER CODE Click Here to Apply 4,000+ STUDENTS, 109 COUNTRIES  14 YEARS, 651 OPEN SOURCE ORGANIZATIONS 35,000,000+  LINES OF CODE Google Summer of Code is a global program focused on bringing more student developers into open source software development. Students work with an open source organization on a 3 month programming project during their break from school.

British Council Calls for Social Media Intern Duties and Responsibilities Under the overall guidance of the Digital Manager(s), the intern(s) will support with social media management and content generation for our Arts, Higher Education programmes and our Marketing and Communications Team. Duties will include: Uploading posts and answering basic enquiries on social media Work with Digital manager for the planning and promotion of content Supporting campaign management and optimisation across multiple channels Creation and editing of creative images and animation content Assist Email management and optimization. Any other task as reasonably requested by the Digital Manager or a senior member of the team. Profile of Intern: Essential The ideal candidate should: Have an interest in the Arts, Higher Education or Communications.  Be a recent graduate (graduated within the last 2 years) with excellent organisational skills and the ability to multitask. ...

Are you between 18 and 35 and eager to actively contribute to a historic global dialogue on climate action? GLF and the  Youth in Landscapes Initiative  are looking for young people from all over the world to join  GLF Kyoto 2019 . Win a trip to Kyoto through the Youth in Landscapes Initiative. Eager to be a speaker? Apply to win an all-expenses paid trip to Kyoto. If you have at least two years experience being involved in climate action activities, including restoration, facilitating land-based investment, safeguarding rights, food and nutritional security — and a passion for sharing your story, this opportunity is for you. Eager to take part as a member of the audience? Apply to gain free entrance to the event. GLF is looking for outstanding students or young professionals who are committed to bringing positive change to the world. Application deadline  March 31, 2019. Click Here to Apply .......

International Women's Media Foundation. The Secular Society’s support for gender equity through independent reporting grants, highlights the need to provide women journalists with more robust funding opportunities to pursue journalism in the public interest. The IWMF’s Reporting Grants for Women’s Stories, sponsored by  The Secular Society , is a funding initiative supporting journalism produced by and about women. In an era of increased globalization, the need for varied coverage of gendered topics is critical to a free and representative press. These grants support reporting on untold stories surrounding issues that impact women and girls’ daily lives worldwide. Through programs, fellowships, and grants the IWMF empowers women journalists with the training, support, and network to become leaders in the news industry. The IWMF recognizes that promoting the work and advancing the role of women in the news media is critical to transparency and that women journalis...

ICANN  Fellowship Program. (ICANN-Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is an internationally, organised non-profit, corporation  that has the responsibility of providing internet protocol (IP) address, allocation and root server system management function. About The goal of the  ICANN  Fellowship Program is to strengthen the diversity of the multistakeholder model by fostering opportunities for individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities to become active participants in the  ICANN  community. Fellows are exposed to the workings of the  ICANN  community, are assigned a mentor, and receive training across different areas of knowledge and skill building before, during, and after an  ICANN  Public Meeting . Travel assistance to attend the meeting is also provided. Eligibility Candidates from all regions and sectors are welcome to apply to the  ICANN  Fellowship Program. Participan...

WTO issues call for papers for 2019 Essay Award for Young Economists. The WTO has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2019 WTO Essay Award. The award aims to promote high-quality research on trade policy and international trade co-operation and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community. Essays must be submitted by 31 May 2019. Prize The annual WTO Essay Award provides a prize of CHF 5,000 to the author(s) of the winning essay. In the case of a co-authored paper, the prize will be equally divided among the authors. The winning paper will be officially announced at the annual meeting of the  European Trade Study Group  (ETSG), which is the largest conference specializing in international trade. Eligibility The paper must address issues related to trade policy and international trade co-operation.  The author(s) of the paper must possess or be engaged in the completion of a PhD degree and, if over 30 year...