Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
Armenia Austria United Kingdom Worldwide
EU and Eastern partner countries
Overview
Details
The YEAs initiative was created by the European Union in 2016 and has involved more than a thousand young people to date. There are currently 500+ active YEAs representing over 34 different nationalities.
WHAT DO WE DO
We organise YEA-led social media campaigns and public diplomacy activities, workshops, ideathons, pub quizzes, meetings, school visits, fairs, Europe Days or Instagram live debates, online bingos, vlogs, takeovers and much more. The YEAs have the chance to represent their countries at meetings with high-level EU officials, contribute to policy discussions by participating in a variety of EU events, including European youth forums and Eastern Partnership conferences. The YEAs initiative offers volunteering, career building and young leadership opportunities to its network members.
Would you like to become a Young European Ambassador?
You can apply to become a Young European Ambassador once a year during the call for applications, which will normally happen in autumn. Information about the call for applications and the application form will be published here and promoted on the EU NEIGHBOURS east communication channels.
How long does the process take to become a Young European Ambassador?
After the call for applications is closed, there are few more steps to follow, which require further input from the candidates. Selected candidates will be invited to an interview, afterwards, candidates who successfully pass the interview will be invited to provide additional information (e.g. provide a profile photo, sign consent form, develop a description for the website profile etc) and as a final step, their profiles will be sent for further approval (to the official stakeholders). The process from the date when the call for applications is closed until the final results takes approximately eight weeks.
The YEAs initiative is a proactive one. As many interested candidates will be selected as are judged to be active, show interest and pass all the necessary stages.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
What is the eligibility criteria?
- You are a citizen of one of the European Union Member States, the UK or one of the six Eastern partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova or Ukraine).
- You are between 16 and 26 years old.
- You have a good level of English.
- You are interested in EU affairs and the partnership and cooperation between the EU and your country.
- You are interested in public diplomacy and outreach activities, and are ready to share knowledge, experience and information.
- You are motivated in contributing to the development of your community and country.
- You are interested in voluntary activities and ready to dedicate sufficient time to be part of civic engagement activities.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
IMPORTANT!
- Please note that any activities and actions will be organised on a voluntary basis and will not involve any remuneration or title. We acknowledge that you might be studying/working, thus the YEAs initiative has been designed to be flexible.
- Please note that you must be 18 years old to participate in activities involving international travel. Selected candidates aged 16 to 17 will be exclusively eligible for online engagement and local activities in their respective countries.
- Please note that the Young European Ambassadors initiative is an inclusive initiative committed to diversity. Young people from all backgrounds are invited to apply.
- The Young European Ambassadors initiative is a non-political initiative. Any views expressed by the YEAs do not represent the overall opinions of the initiative, the EU NEIGHBOURS east programme or any EU institutions and agencies.
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