Deadlines:
Call for Proposals Closes December 31, 2018
Early Bird (February 11 to Feb 22, 2019)
Regular (February 23 to March 15, 2019)
The Global Youth Advancement Summit brings together up to 200 young leaders to address and develop innovative solutions to major challenges facing people around the world. Focusing on the grand challenge of Global Inequity, delegates will exchange ideas, showcase innovative products and services, pitch their business ventures, and build genuine networks that will enable them to collaboratively define their future in a way that is equitable, just, and sustainable.
All youth delegates must receive a written acceptance of their proposal in order to attend the Summit. Proposals should demonstrate delegates’ contribution to solutions that reduce Global Inequities in one of the five key thematic areas: Arts and Culture, Education, the Environment, Healthcare, and Livelihoods (Employment and Entrepreneurship).
Michigan State University’s Global Youth Advancement Network (GYAN) serves as a coordinating platform for research and international development activities related to the education, entrepreneurship, mentoring, and leadership training of young people between the ages of 10 and 35. GYAN builds on MSU’s legacy of international engagement and creates innovative solutions that improve the lives of millions of young people around the world. In collaboration with our faculty and flagship programs, GYAN is building on MSU’s land-grant values to address young people’s aspirations for sustainable global prosperity. Based on preliminary research findings, GYAN is focused on three priority themes: (1) convening for thought leadership, (2) capacity building, and (3) content development in partnership with governments, civil society organizations, and private corporations.
The five thematic areas are:
- Education
- Livelihoods
- Healthcare
- Environment
- Arts and Culture
Note:
All youth delegates must receive written acceptances for their proposal to attend the Summit. Summit registration includes access to all sessions, networking events, entrepreneurship competitions, receptions, lunches, dinners, and refreshment breaks
Funding:
The Global Youth Advancement Network aims to provide as many youth delegates as possible (on the basis of need and quality of the proposals submitted) with full or partial funding for their participation in the Summit. This would include round-trip airfare, accommodations in student housing facilities, prearranged transportation provided by the university to and from Lansing or Detroit airports, and meals throughout the duration of the Summit (i.e., breakfast, lunch, dinner, refreshments), and reimbursement for the cost of their visa application (checks will be distributed to delegates upon arrival and check in at the Summit).
Who Should Attend
The Global Youth Advancement Summit is for young leaders between 18 and 35 years old, and anyone interested in supporting and advocating for them.. This includes representatives from governments, corporations, NGOs and media agencies, as well as faculty and staff from universities.
