Deadline: November 30, 2014
Applications are invited from inspiring youth delegates for the 2015 American Middle Eastern Network for Dialogue at Stanford (AMENDS) summit taking place on March 21-26, 2015 at Koç University with Stanford in Istanbul. AMENDS is a five-day program that brings together the most promising youth change agents from across the Middle East, North Africa, and United States to learn from each other, connect with global leaders and resources, and share, through TED style talks, their ideas and experiences with the world.
About
Through collaboration, networking, and leadership training, the Summit seeks to create lasting solutions to pressing challenges and a global network of the most promising change agents in the United States and MENA region.
AMENDS Delegates attend a five-day summit at Koç University in Istanbul. Together they collaborate, advance their work, build connections, and share their ideas and experiences with the world.
The delegates collaborate on their social, political, and economic initiatives, participate in workshops on team-building and social entrepreneurship, engage with world leaders in networking events, and present their AMENDS Talks to their fellow youth leaders and the Stanford community. AMENDS hopes to help promote greater understanding and respect between the regions, and create a generation of world leaders who can solve problems through international collaboration.
Eligibility
- Open to youth leaders from all across the Middle East, North Africa, and United States
Are you passionate about creating social, political, and economic change?
Do you want to promote mutual understanding and respect between the United States and The MENA region?
Are you currently working on an initiative addressing these issues….or have an innovative idea about how to do so?
Then the AMENDS Summit is for you!
Application Information
Please note: you will not be able to save your application before submission. We recommend you review the questions and draft your answers on another document.
The application contains three parts:
- Personal Information
- Initiative Information + Short Essay
- Two Minute Video Submission
If you have questions about the application, please contact us at [email protected].
For more information and to apply, visit AMENDS Summit 2015.
