Applications - Young Leaders for Active Citizenship

Young Researchers for Social Impact

Applications to the Young Researchers for Social Impact program are currently open. If you are someone who is keen to use their analytical skills to help find solutions to challenging social issues, then this is the program for you!

Interested candidates can fill the form below to apply. Applications will be processed on a rolling basis and candidates will be informed of the admissions decision within 3-4 weeks of their candidature being filed.

Please confirm your eligibility before applying and check the schedule carefully to ensure your availability. Attendance at the program sessions is mandatory for successful graduation. Please also note that all answers will be run through advanced plagiarism and AI detectors. Applications which indicate plagiarism or the use of AI tools will be directly disqualified.

Before you submit, please visit: Schedule | Project Work | Fees & Scholarships | Deadlines | Frequently Asked Questions

Section I: The basics

Your current city *

Preferred pronouns *

First name *

Last name *

Date of Birth *

Class/ Grade *

School *

Board of Education *

Primary email address *

Primary phone number *

Alternative email address

Parent/guardian's email

Alternative phone number

Parent/guardian's phone

Section II: Getting to know you

YRSI is designed to develop critical thinking skills to help students explore solutions to pressing social issues. If you had to choose one social issue or development challenge to understand better, what would it be and why? Based on your initial research, what are some reasons this issue persists? *

Max. 300 words

Tell us about some team assignment or project that you really enjoyed working on in the last year. Were there any challenges you faced and how did you deal with them? *

Max. 300 words

Are there any formal leadership positions you have held at school? Please share details. *

Max. 100 words

Section III: Your interests & achievements

Tell us about your academic interests and achievements. What do you enjoy studying and why? *

Max. 100 words

Your academic performance *

Section IV: Uploads

Upload your final report card from the last academic year. Please submit the complete document with all pages *

Picture, word file or pdf. max. size 15 MB

Upload any additional certificates that could strengthen your application. These may include achievements in leadership roles, extracurricular activities, MUNs, completed projects, published blogs, and more. (optional)

Upload a maximum of 10 certificates as one consolidated file - either image, word or pdf; max. size 15 MB

Section V: Submitting your responses

Please check your answers, hit submit and wait to be redirected to the confirmation page

Before you go, how did you hear about the program?

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