Applications are now opened for the Global Peace Summit in Turkey 2020 (GPST). The programme aims to provide to young, competent and enthusiastic peace builders, the opportunity to sharpen their skills of peace education, facilitate the exchange of ideas and project sharing, and new network to form with like-minded individuals and world leaders.
The summit will bring participants from all corners of the world to develop ideas to achieve sustainable development goals and advocate for peace in their communities to counter extreme violence, hate, and every kind of discrimination.
The programme offers 200 seats (20 fully-funded, 50 partially funded, and 130 self-funded) and encourages students and young professionals to apply. You can check the last Global Peace Summit that was held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) by clicking on Global Peace Summit Malaysia 2020.
Programme Details
- Event: Global Peace Summit (Reshaping Youth Response to UNSDGs).
- Summit Topics: Peace education, Global citizenship, Empowering the Post COVID-19 Generation, Youth Leaders for Social Transformation, Youth Engagement in Politics, Disabling Inequalities.
- Number of awards: 200 seats (20 fully-funded, 50 partially funded, and 130 self-funded seats).
- Date: 15 – 18 October, 2020.
- Venue: Turkey.
- Eligible countries: Open to all nationalities.
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Global Peace Summit in Turkey Benefits
Selected candidates for the summit will have the following benefits depending on their status (Fully funded, partially funded, or self-funded):
- Air-Ticket;
- Accommodation;
- Meals (Breakfast and Lunch);
- Certificate;
- Conference Kit;
- Conference Fee;
- Site Seeing;
- Cultural Evening Ceremony;
- Celebration Party.
Fully funded candidates will receive all the elements listed above.
Partially funded candidates will receive all the elements listed above except the element No 1 (Air-Ticket).
Self-funded candidates will receive all the elements listed above except the first three elements (Air-Ticket, Accommodation, Meals).
Furthermore, all participants will have following benefits:
- Visa Assistance
- Opportunity to interact with Global Leaders;
- Meet with like-minded young social entrepreneurs;
- Share your initiatives with others;
- Peace Education & Leadership Capacity Building;
- Panel discussions;
- keynote speeches;
- Focused group discussions;
- Group activities;
- Awards & Certifications;
- Signatory campaign;
- Cultural Presentation;
- Gala Night;
- Site visit.
Global Peace Summit in Turkey Eligibility
To be eligible to receive for the Peace Summit, applicants must be:
- Youth between 16-35 of age;
- Open-minded, highly motivated and passionate;
- Students, young professionals are encouraged to apply;
- Dedicated to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Other Opportunities
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS)
- Canadian Government Banting Fellowships.
- Japanese Government MEXT Scholarships (Master, PhD, Research);
- Konrad Adenauer Stiftung scholarship for Master and PHD degrees in Germany;
- Schwarzman Scholars program at Tsinghua University;
- Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship.
Application Instructions
Interested applicants should click on the “apply” button and follow instructions to submit their application. Please note that there is an application fee of 26.06 USD (Non-refundable).
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