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Erasmus+ Youth Participation Activities (KA154-YOU) 2026: Up to €60,000 for Youth-Led Civic Projects

Erasmus+ Youth Participation Activities (KA154-YOU) supports youth-led national, transnational, and international projects that give young people a meaningful role in civic and democratic life. The 2026 Round 2 deadline is 1 October at midday Brussels time.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Maximum €60,000 per project, excluding approved inclusion support for participants Deadline: Oct 1, 2026 Location: EU Member States, Third countries associated to Erasmus+ and Neighbouring third countries not associated to Erasmus+ (regions 1–4)

Free Job Training and Housing for Young Adults 16 to 24: Your Complete Guide to Job Corps

If you are 16 to 24, low-income, and looking for a practical route into work, Job Corps offers free career training and education with housing, meals, basic medical care, and a living allowance for eligible students. This is not a loan.

Status: Rolling Type: Loan Amount: Free training, housing, meals, books and supplies, basic medical care, living allowance, and … Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

FY 2026 Study of the U.S. Institutes Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program

A closed U.S. Department of State cooperative-agreement competition offered one organization approximately $1,500,000 to run four Albright Young Women Leaders exchange cohorts for foreign undergraduates in summer 2027.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Approximately $1,500,000 total (anticipated) Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States and Global recipients (participant countries worldwide)

FY 2026 Tech Youth Program

Historical reference for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs FY 2026 Tech Youth cooperative-agreement competition, which sought one organization to run a three-week U.S. exchange for about 96 high-school participants. The application window closed on July 6, 2026, and no next cycle is announced on the official listing.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Approximately $1,100,000 for one cooperative agreement, pending availability of funds Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States and Select partner countries worldwide

FY 2026 Youth Ambassadors Programs

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced FY 2026 Youth Ambassadors cooperative agreements for U.S. nonprofit and educational organizations to run three-week youth leadership exchanges. The application round closed on July 17, 2026.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: $300,000–$2,100,000 per award (approximately $7,954,000 total) Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States, Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, South Central Asia and Western Hemisphere

GLF Restoration Stewards Program 2027: Historical Reference for Young Land and Sea Restoration Leaders

Historical reference for the closed 2027 Restoration Stewards Program from the Global Landscapes Forum and Youth in Landscapes Initiative, which offered young restoration leaders EUR 5,000 in trust-based funding, mentorship, training, peer connection, and global visibility.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: EUR 5,000 trust-based funding Deadline: Historical reference Location: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, Caribbean and Global

Growing Roots Grant 2026 (Closed): Up to $10,000 for Youth-Led Climate Justice

Historical reference for Roots’ closed 2026 Growing Roots Grant, which offered up to $10,000 and ongoing support to youth-led climate justice collectives in the Global South, diaspora, and BIPOC communities.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to $10,000 USD per initiative Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global South and Global North diaspora and BIPOC communities

Historical Reference: WFF Youth Assembly Partner Organizations Programme 2026 (Deadline 29 January 2026)

Historical reference for the closed 2026 WFF Youth Assembly Partner Organizations call. The programme invited organizations with agrifood expertise and youth-engagement capacity to co-organize thematic sessions and consultations; no later partner-organization cycle has been announced on the official page.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: No financial award or sponsorship is specified in the official call Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global

ICMM Young Leaders Scholarship 2026 — Historical Reference

A closed One Young World and ICMM scholarship cycle that offered full funding for outstanding young leaders with proven impact in biodiversity conservation, decarbonisation, responsible natural resource production, social performance, or sustainability communication to participate in the One Young World Summit 2026.

Status: Historical Type: Scholarship Amount: Full funding to participate in the One Young World Summit 2026 Deadline: Historical reference Location: South Africa and United Kingdom

IFAW World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest: 2026 Round Closed; Next Edition Not Announced

The 2026 contest closed on 1 February 2026, and the winners were announced on 3 March 2026. The official page has not announced a next edition, so this entry is a historical reference.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: No cash prize stated Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global