The Global Solvers Accelerator connects, empowers, and transforms emergent agents of social change across the globe.
The program engages participants through an eight-month project-based collaborative learning journey (including a fully-sponsored week-long in-person retreat, ‘Global Solvers CoLab‘ in Germany) to refine social impact initiatives they are spearheading, build collective leadership competencies, and ignite transformative change that cut across barriers of place and identity, furthering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Chosen among hundreds of applicants worldwide, up to 20 selected participants will work together to refine and scale their impactful community projects. Through intentional peer learning, subject matter advisory, and leading-edge thematic contributions, the program provides a springboard for Global Solvers to tap into the fullest potential of their social impact projects!
The Global Solvers Accelerator serves as a learning platform, a catalyst, and an accelerator for young adults aged 20-35 who are invested in social impact work and are looking to work with global peers to pivot their work.
During a guided, experiential learning journey with intentional peer exchange, tailored subject matter advisory, and leading-edge thematic impulses, you will build the competencies, capacity, and network(s) to intentionally unleash the fullest transformative potential of your social impact work.
Collectively, we will strive towards you becoming the catalyst for transformative change who can leverage their global citizenship skills to connect and collaborate across boundaries of place, identity, and paradigms. Here’s an overview of what you can expect to learn during your 8-month journey as a Global Solver!
The program follows a pedagogy of blended learning, project assignments, peer exchange, and subject matter advisory to build capacity in areas such as collective leadership, transformative impact, and systemic design and maximize the learning that can be directly applied to your project.
Benefits
Participants refine and build on their social impact project(s) at the Global Solvers Accelerator. Joining the program means pivoting skills, capacity, and connections to tap into the fullest transformative potential of community development work and ignite shared solutions that cut across boundaries of place, identity, paradigms, and further the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Here are some key benefits of becoming a Global Solver at a glance:
- Furthering Impact – At the Global Solvers Accelerator, participants develop their impact projects to unleash their transformative potential. To achieve the same, participants work together with other practitioners from diverse places. In the process, they connect experiences and learn about different realities around the globe!
- Capacity Building – Participants learn new and/or advanced skills that further their Global Citizenship competency and give a huge momentum to their impact as social leaders. Experiences of practices in SDG-focused domains, interpersonal bonds, and support of our Community of Practice are some additional facets of the program!
- Joining a Global Citizenship Community – Upon successful completion of the program, participants are eligible to join the Melton Foundation’s lifelong supported community as Senior Melton Fellows and gain access to a global community of 600 change catalysts across the globe, project funding through our Action Grants, travel opportunities to global impact events, and more! A certified recognition of participation is also provided to graduating Global Solvers!
Eligibilities
- Applicants should be between the ages of 20 to 35: curious, responsible, forward-thinking, open-minded individuals who are self-reflective and a team player.
- Social Engagement: proven track record of social impact and community development work.
- Project: actively engaged in or leading a local impact project currently.
- Leadership: leverage over or influence on project design and decision decision making.
- Acceleration: committed to furthering impact and to transform society.
- Global Citizenship: desire to connect in diversity and collaborate with global peers to address pressing issues.
- Participation: Internet access, time (4hrs/week), sufficient English skills.
Eligible Regions: Open to all.
Application Process
- Apply through the apply now link.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2023
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