Changemakers for Youth 2027: Applications Open for the Second Cohort

ChangemakerXchange is recruiting its second Changemakers for Youth cohort. The programme connects social entrepreneurs working to strengthen young people’s skills and agency.

Deadline: 9 November 2026
Location: Online programme and an in-person summit; eligible countries apply

Who can apply?

Applicants should be aged 18–35 and hold a leadership role in an active youth-focused initiative. Eligible locations include Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Switzerland, Tunisia, and Germany; German projects must create tangible impact in Eastern Germany. Participants need sufficient English and availability for the programme.

What the opportunity offers

Participants receive tailored capacity-building, community connections, and opportunities for cross-border collaboration. Summit accommodation, catering, and local transport are covered; participants are generally responsible for travel and visa costs.

Leadership and initiative criteria

• Applicants must have a leadership or decision-making role in an active youth-development venture; being the founder is not essential, but a non-leadership employee or volunteer role is insufficient.
• The initiative should show a clear understanding of the problem, practical impact or credible potential, innovation in context, and scope to grow, be replicated or influence wider systems.
• Tested projects with traction are preferred; early-stage initiatives can qualify where potential and preferably a pilot are demonstrated.
• Participants need an entrepreneurial, collaborative mindset and sufficient English. Full participation in all summit days is required, and a selected place cannot be transferred to another colleague.

Support and costs

• Custom online capacity-building, a five-day residential summit, expert and partner connections and lifelong access to the ChangemakerXchange network.
• Seed funding opportunities for cross-border collaborative projects or joint learning that strengthen youth agency.
• Summit accommodation, catering, local transport, materials, venue and facilitation are covered.
• Participants usually cover travel and visas, but may request a needs-assessed travel stipend for eligible transport, visa, required insurance or necessary layover costs. Support depends on available funding.
• Transfers to the departure airport and meals or accommodation outside official summit dates remain personal expenses. Visa-support documents can be provided.

Second-cohort timeline

• Applications: 13 October–9 November 2026.
• Online interviews: 20 November–19 December 2026; final decisions scheduled for 13 January 2027.
• Two-hour online kick-off: first week of February 2027; needs assessment in late February.
• Five-day summit: mid-March 2027; exact dates and location to be confirmed.
• Public cohort announcement and collaborative projects: late March 2027 onwards, with three ninety-minute check-ins during the programme.

Submitting the application

Use the linked Typeform and describe your leadership, initiative, evidence of impact and motivation. Indicate travel-support and access needs where relevant. Submission should produce a thank-you message and an email summary from notifications@typeform.com. If neither arrives, contact info@changemakerxchange.org.

How to apply

Read the full eligibility and timeline, then use the official application form. The programme starts with a February 2027 call, followed by a planned March summit.

Official details and application ↗