To all the changemakers, Taiwan is calling! we are here with an exciting international youth innovation challenge that you should not miss. Applications are open for the Youth Innovation Challenge 2025, scheduled to take place in Taipei, Taiwan, in October 2025.
A fully funded program in Taiwan hosted by the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) in collaboration with Taiwan Ocean Conservation Administration (OCA) and North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) is inviting applications from the young intellectuals aged between 15-30 years from all around the world with an innovative ideas to solve marine relates issues at local, national or regional level.
The objective of the YIC 2025 is to invite young changemakers from wordlwide to share their innovative solutions to protect marine resources. The program offers wide range of benefits a total of 15 YLC finalists will receive participation certifications and recieve global regoination on renwoned platforms, more over the winner will receive a prize of $1,000 and will be inviited to YLC award ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan. The application process to apply for the Youth Innovation Challenge is online – all interested applicants needs to submit their application by June 30th, 2025. Read more details about the program below.
Details About Young Innovation Challenge 2025
| Host Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Location | Taipei |
| Hosted By | Global Environmental Education Partnership |
| Coverage | Fully Funded |
| Event Dates | October 2025 |
| Application Deadline | June 30th, 2025 |
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Program Benefits
- The YIC 2025 offers wide range of benefits which includes
- Participants will recieve global recoginition on NAAEE & GEEP platform
- 15 YIC finalists will recieve participation certificate
- 3 out 15 winner will receive a $1,000 USD prize and will be invitied to the award cermony that is schedlued in Taipei, Taiwan in October 2025.
- All costs for the participation in award cermony will be covered
Solution Areas
The solutions must address one of the following focus areas:
- Marine debris
- Marine biodiversity and conservation
- Public-private collaboration
Eligiblity Criteria
- The Youth Innovation challenge is inviting applications from all nationals
- Applicants Aged between 15-30 years are invitied to apply
- There is no IELTS requirement
- Applicants can apply individually or as a team
- No Application fee will be charged from any applicant
- Submission of application materials must be in English
Application Timeline
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Application Deadline | June 30, 2025 |
| Application Evaluation | July – August 2025 |
| Finalists Announcement | September 2025 |
| Award Ceremony | October 2025 |
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How to Apply for 2025 Youth Innovation Challenge?
The applications needs to be submitted online via offical portal, all application must be submitted by June 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM. Visit the offical link below to apply.
