DSM| One Young World Scholarship for Young Leaders
Details
Applications are open for DSM|One Young World is open now! As a longstanding partner of One Young World, DSM is offering four impactful young leaders to participate in the One Young World Summit 2022.
DSM is a global, purpose-led company in Health, Nutrition and Bioscience. They apply science to improve the health of people, animals as well as the planet. DSM’s purpose is to create brighter lives for all. Its products and solutions address some of the world’s biggest challenges while simultaneously creating economic, environmental as well as societal value for customers, employees, shareholders, and society at large.
Scholarship Focus Areas
Health for the Planet
Candidates applying for the scholarship through this focus area should be actively making an impact to decrease the environmental footprint of local as well as global agri-food systems. Candidates might demonstrate this impact by:
- Shaping opinions: advocating for systemic change, by making the case for greater education around the environmental impact of food systems. This will help consumers, governments, and companies to make more sustainable food choices.
- Walking the talk: reducing emissions related to human and animal food production. Or working with partners in supporting farmers to do so, or helping to reduce food loss and waste.
- Producing locally: sustainably producing local produce or nutritional products to serve local communities
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Health for People
Candidates applying for the scholarship through this focus area should be actively working to increase the availability of high-quality affordable and aspirational nutritious foods in low and middle-income countries.
- Shaping opinions: raising awareness of the importance of a balanced and nutritional diet. This will help consumers, governments, and companies can make healthier food choices.
- Building brands: developing responsible and nutritious brands which are aspirational, affordable as well as accessible for the most vulnerable.
- Producing locally: sustainably producing local produce or nutritional products to serve local communities.
Healthy Livelihoods
Candidates applying for the scholarship through this focus area should be actively making an impact to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Candidates might demonstrate this impact by:
- Shaping opinions: advocating for systemic change, by making the case for greater education around the social impact of food systems. This will thus help consumers, governments, and companies can make fairer food choices.
- Walking the talk: through just sourcing principles as well as partnerships. Also, strive for equality and aim to ensure sustainable value chains that contribute to local development and provide appropriate incomes for workers and farmers.
- Improving smallholder farmers value chain: developing/implementing programs to eliminate post-harvest losses for smallholder farmers. In addition, improve the quality of their produce.
Scholarship Criteria
DSM |One Young World scholarship is intended for candidates who:
- The age group of 18 – 30.
- Reside in Africa, Asia-Pacific or also in Latin America.
- Have 3 – 5 years experience in an agri-food business, preferably running their food business.
- Moreover, are making a positive impact in one of the three scholarship focus areas.
Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Competitions and Awards Scholarships and Fellowships |
|---|---|
| Event Date | 16 May,2022 to 19 May,2022 |
| Deadline | 25 January,2022 |
| Country | UAE |
| City | Dubai |
| Open to | young residents of Africa, Asia-Pacific or Latin America |
| Organizer | One Young World |
| Contact the organizer | [email protected] |