The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) elearning Academy Global Youth Contest 2026 (Fully Funded)

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About FAO elearning Academy Global Youth Contest

The Global Youth Contest invites you to share how learning with the FAO elearning Academy has shaped your journey and enabled you to turn knowledge into action, whether by acquiring new skills, advancing your studies, career, or creating positive change in your community. Take part by submitting a short written story on how the FAO elearning Academy has transformed your journey and how you have applied your learning in practice. Support your story with verified course completion and certified digital badges obtained from the FAO elearning Academy.

• Sponsor Organisation: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Benefits of FAO elearning Academy Global Youth Contest

• To celebrate and amplify young voices, three selected winners will receive a fully funded trip to Rome to attend the World Food Forum (12–15 October 2026), and will be invited to share their stories in a video interview featured on the FAO elearning Academy homepage and across its social media channels.

FAO elearning Academy Global Youth Contest Requirements

To apply, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be aged 18–35 years.
• Be from any country or region, including underrepresented or vulnerable groups.
• Be a registered learner of the FAO elearning Academy.
• Demonstrate how learning has contributed to your knowledge and skills, or academic or professional development.
• Have completed FAO elearning Academy courses and obtained certified digital badges.

Note: The selected winners must hold a passport valid until at least April 2027.

Application Date and Process

Before submitting your application

• Create an account on the FAO elearning Academy platform.

• Explore available learning areas and complete courses of interest.

• Earn certified digital badges.

• Start preparing your short impact story (maximum 4 000 characters), reflecting how learning has shaped your knowledge, skills, and professional or academic path.

How to fill in the application form

• Complete the online application form.
• Use the same email address as your FAO elearning Academy account (required for badge verification).
• Provide a complete and accurate list of your earned badges.
• Include your impact story (maximum 4 000 characters).
• Submit your application by 31 July.

After submitting your application

• Applications will be reviewed by the FAO elearning Academy Evaluation Committee.

• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

• Finalists will be selected and informed individually.

• All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application.

Application Deadline

31 July, 2026

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