Deadline: 5 June 2022
Technovators for Social Good Scholarship to Attend the One Young World Summit 2022 (Fully Funded to Manchester, United Kingdom)
One Young World has entered the world of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to raise money for scholarships for young women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). One Young World launched the first-ever NFT campaign in collaboration with critically acclaimed NFT artist and One Young World Ambassador Soy Fira to create and sell a unique series of NFT artworks, the proceeds of which will fund a young leader from around the world to attend the upcoming One Young World 2022 Summit in Manchester, United Kingdom. This sponsored young leader will take part in four days of inspiring talks, panels, networking events, and workshops.
Soy Fira is a Colombian civil engineer and creator of NFT art. She is also the co-founder of Latin America’s largest NFT telegram group, which brings together over 1,500 artists and collectors. She has worked with Vogue on paintings for International Women’s Day, and one of her works has flown into space alongside Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
She hopes to empower women in STEM and close the gender gap in this field through her collaboration and campaign. Soy Fira, an engineer by training and an artist by profession, uses technology to connect and develop bridges between people.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must be:
- Be a woman aged 18 – 30 at the time of the One Young World Summit 2022 which takes place in Manchester from 5 – 8 September 2022.
- Leading innovative and impactful initiatives to promote access and opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for women.
Candidates will also be evaluated on the following:
- Demonstrate commitment and potential benefits for the communities or territories to which they belong.
- Relevance of the initiatives to which he/she leads or he/she participates.
- Demonstrated capacity for leadership.
- Address key local and/or global issues in their community or territories.
- Have a track record of generating impactful and innovative ideas.
- Motivation to participate in One Young World.
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Benefits:
- Access to the One Young World Summit 2022 in Manchester;
- Hotel accommodation in a private room between 5 and 8 (inclusive) September, 2022;
- The cost of travel to and from Manchester (economy class);
- Domestic travel costs to the airport to take the international flight (economy class).
- Visa costs, if applicable;
- Transport between the Summit accommodation and the Summit venue;
- Catering which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner (provided by the hotel and during the Summit);
- Translation services from English to Spanish in the plenary sessions, welcome and closing event
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