The Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme (GCYLP) is an exciting programme to engage, empower, and inspire young digital leaders and changemakers. GCYLP is supporting young visionaries from around the world who propose creative, far-reaching, innovative, and feasible community-driven projects aimed at creating a more inclusive and empowered digital future.
ITU in partnership with Huawei, is providing guidance, training, and financial support to 30 young fellows per year to enable them to practically implement digital development projects in their diverse communities across the world. Through this programme, young leaders have the unique opportunity to make new digital development ideas a reality, or to expand the impact of their existing projects!
About Generation Connect
Generation Connect is the overarching initiative of the ITU Youth Strategy on the journey to World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) and the preceding Generation Connect Global Youth Summit which took place on 2-4 June 2022.
Generation Connect aims to engage global youth and encourage their participation as equal partners alongside the leaders of today’s digital change, empowering young people with the skills and opportunities to advance their vision of a connected future.
The world today is home to around 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24, with c... continue reading
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Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme
Aim and Benefits of Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme
- Virtual mentorship and leadership training sessions from ITU and Huawei.
- Participation in an in-person global Development Week in Geneva Switzerland in July 2025.
- Up to $10,000 USD grant to implement a digital development project of your choice. All 30 selected fellows will receive an initial $5000 USD grant towards the implementation of a digital development project of their choice. The most impactful projects at the end of the year will receive an extra $5000 USD grant to scale up.
Requirements for Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme Qualification
- Are you a young person aged 18-28?
- Are you interested in making real impact in your communities by leading your own digital development project?
- Are you currently enrolled or recently graduated from a tertiary education institution from a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) or a demonstrably STEM-related academic programme?
- Are you able to communicate in English, the main language of the programme? This language requirement is to ensure that all fellows can benefit from the planned offerings of trainings, networking, and events.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme
Selection Process
- Shortlisting: A first round of applications reading will be completed by ITU and Huawei staff. By May 2025, shortlisted candidates will then be sent an invitation to quickly [within a week] provide ID documentation, a video and 2 different references for the final round of selection.
- Final selection: the GCYLP Jury, will then hold a final selection meeting to choose the 30 fellows of the cohort. We aim to announce the fellows by June 2025.
Application Deadline
March 31, 2025How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Generation Connect on itu.qualtrics.com to apply
For more details, visit Generation Connect programme webpage
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