YSI application process is soon here! Read below for some brief information, more information will arrive here as we go.
Vision: A sustainable, thriving world. Mission: Empowering youth to tackle the sustainability challenges, through measurable impact.
Do you have a burning desire to create solutions for a better world? Our startup program aims to create new startups from scratch, by creating new teams and work online in a new way to make fantastic projects happen. We are dedicated to making real solutions happen, to impact the world in a real and measurable way.
Young Sustainable Impact opens the application process 15th of January 2018. The first round deadline is 23:59 Norwegian time, 15th of February.
During the 5-month innovation program, you and your team will go through a teambuilding, design thinking, and prototyping process, before arriving Oslo, Norway in August 2018. The goal is to create a real startup focused on solving one or more of the sustainable development goals.
Read about the sustainable development goals here:https://sdgcompass.org/
Eligibility:
- Between 16-25 years of age. - Have the time to create a real startup. - Able to work in different settings, and willing to learn how to work online with a team from all over the world. - Have the time to use 10-35 hours each week from April-August and the time it takes to create a real startup after the program. - All countries can apply
Application process:
- You apply as an individual, not as a team. - There will be 3 rounds in the application process, which will pick out the 6 teams that will be working together at the end of March. - The program goes from April 2nd - August 26th. - Online to August 12th before you arrive Oslo that day.
Who are we looking for?
- Dedicated people with a real drive for solving the world problems. - People who are willing to make time for creating a real startup. - People with a proven track record of excellence in resilience, drive, and who are passionately able to use their skills and knowledge towards a project of any kind. - Open minded people who are willing to understand different walks of life, see things in a new perspective, and with an intention of creating a positive impact. - People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, and bold enough to actually do it.
What do you get?
- All expenses covered (Flight, food and accommodations) - Mentors, access to investors, and some of the best talents under 25 years in the world in your team. - A new way of creating startups. - A golden chance to create a real startup tackling the sustainable development goals. - Learn to work online, with a diverse team.
YSI in the media:
International articles and blogs:
Fast Company: https://goo.gl/tNMPYx
PakWired: https://goo.gl/uoiw9C
Yes Programs: https://goo.gl/tQvCFm
HuffPost blog: https://goo.gl/z7xoiZ
Diller: https://goo.gl/8cWU56
Teams from last year:
Xyla water: www.xylawater.com
Decdis: http://decdis.com/
Myndly: http://mynd.ly/
More will come from the two other teams.
More info:
www.ysiglobal.com
www.ysiglobal.blog
In January we will also open our application process for the new YSI countries:
