One Young World 2025 IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship

One Young World is excited to collaborate with IKEA Social Entrepreneurship to offer scholarships to inspiring young social entrepreneurs to attend this year’s One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich, Germany.

In line with IKEA Social Entrepreneurship's objectives, this scholarship is intended for social entrepreneurs working towards a sustainable future where everyone is seen and heard – challenging the root causes of poverty, exclusion, and inequality.

You’ll join IKEA’s global delegation taking part in the One Young World Summit 2025, where you’ll have the opportunity to hear from and be heard by sustainability leaders, and build useful connections with a global audience for your projects and your work.

You’ll also get permanent membership of the One Young World Ambassador community — a global community of 20,000+ activists, humanitarians, world-leaders, business-leaders, thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians and innovators.

• Table of Content
• About One Young World
• IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship
• Requirements for IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About One Young World

At the heart of every global threat is a failure of leadership. This new generation is the most informed, most educated, most connected generation in human history. One Young World identifies, promotes and connects the world�s most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible, more effective leadership. The annual One Young World Summit convenes the brightest young talent from every country and sector, working to accelerate social impact. Delegates from 190+ countries are counselled by influential political, business and humanitarian leaders such as Justin Tr... continue reading

IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship

Application Deadline	28 Jul 2025
Country to study	Germany
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	One Young World
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship

• Full access to the One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich from 3 - 6 November.
• Return air travel from your home country to Munich (flights in economy only).
• Hotel accommodation in a private room in Munich, checking in on 2 November and checking out on 7 November.
• Catering which includes: breakfast, and dinner on 3 November, breakfast lunch and dinner from 4 – 6 November; and breakfast only on 7 November.
• Lifelong membership of the One Young World Ambassador Community.
• Letters of invitation from One Young World to support a Schengen visa application (if required).

Requirements for IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship Qualification

• Be aged between 18 – 30*.
• Be the founder or co-founder of a social business/enterprise.
• Operate in Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Romania or Sweden.
• Be able to communicate and engage in English.
• Be actively engaged as an entrepreneur in the fields of inclusive circularity, inclusive employment, and inclusive agriculture and food.
• Demonstrate commitment to creating a positive impact through (social) entrepreneurship in their communities.
• Demonstrate proven leadership ability (role models) in their communities.
• Demonstrate a concern for local and/or global issues.
• Nationals of all countries can apply for this scholarship.

Application Deadline

July 28, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to One Young World on www.oneyoungworld.com to apply

For more details, visit One Young World Scholarship webpage