We’re sharing the latest youth climate opportunities from our friends at other organisations!
If you have an opportunity that you’d like us to share in future round-ups, email: roberta@theresilienceproject.org.uk
Creative Opportunities
Bloomberg Green Docs Film Competition
Working on a short documentary about climate change? This is your chance to win $25,000 for a film under 10 minutes, addressing the urgency of climate change. The winner will be announced at the Bloomberg Green Docs Film Festival on 22 September in New York City. The top five documentaries will be shown at the festival.
Submissions are being accepted now through 14 August 2026
Residential Programmes
The Renew Collective’s Residential Week
The Renew Collective are accepting applications for the second cohort to attend a residential week at the Sheep Drove farm. This is an opportunity for 18-26 y.o. UK-based climate and social justice neurodivergent organiser to come together, recharge, share and sew the seeds of inner wellbeing for long-term systemic change.
Applications close 9 August 2026
Events
In Conversation with Katie Hodgetts: Burnout, Resilience and Lived Experience
We invite you to an intimate evening exploring burnout, resilience, and recovery through storytelling, lived experience and conversation, as we celebrate the launch the debut book of our founder, Katie Hodgetts. Through a discussion of authentic stories on the realities of burnout, you will be able to learn practical insights on building resilience, network with mental health practitioners and activists and meet members of The Resilience Project community.
5 August, 4pm – 7pm EAT, In-person in Nairobi
Rooted in Resilience: Tania. S. Shoukair in conversation with Tala Sammur
In the fourth episode of The Deep Dive – an ongoing series of virtual talks and gatherings on healing, embodiment, community weaving and world building – Tania is joined by The Resilience Project’s very own Tala in conversation on resilience through the lens of climate justice. Join for an exploration on what bodies and movements have in common, what our internal rhythms can teach us about building resilient communities and how we can work with complicated emotions without burning out.
12 August, 6pm CET (5pm BST), Online via Zoom
Training Programmes
AU–EU Youth Exchange for Young Refugee & Migrant Artivists (France & Uganda)
Artivism Without Borders is looking for 18-35-year-old artists, creatives and artivists, with a migrant or refugee background, based in Kampala and Île-de-France, France, to take part in a joint participatory arts process. Participants will collaborate as equal partners to co-create artistic works that challenge stereotypes and promote more inclusive narratives around migration, identity and belonging from September 2026 to May 2027, through Artivism Labs combining workshops, peer learning, artistic collaboration, and public showcases.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis
Climate Café Facilitator Training (Australia)
If you are based in Australia and would like to learn how to host and facilitate Climate Cafés in your local community, Psychology for a Safe Climate are offering a low-cost training package in order to learn how to guide these spaces and bring this transformative work to communities across Australia.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis
Fellowships
The Green Digital Fellowship
The The Greens/European Free Alliance are looking for students and young professionals from across Europe who want to learn how to tell stories that matter, challenge the status quo, and inspire people to imagine a greener, fairer future. You would be able to learn from campaigners, journalists and creators, build skills in content creation and digital campaigning and meet fellow young changemakers during a fully-funded stay in Brussels.
Applications close 1 September 2026
UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowships Programme
This programme, supported by the government of Japan, gives young researchers the opportunity to pursue postgraduate research. This year, 10 fellowships will be granted to highly qualified young researchers from Africa, Small Island Developing States, Ukraine and Türkiye, who work on heritage conservation and management, sustainable development and AI, with particular attention to interdisciplinary research connecting these themes with social, ethical, governance and contextual dimensions.
Applications close 30 September 2026
Government Panels
Youth Climate and Nature Panel
The UK government have opened applications for young people (16–25) to sit on their new climate and nature panel. Successful candidates will help provide insight and advice to government on climate and nature policies, support better engagement with young people and help amplify youth voices and action across the UK.
Applications close 11 September 2026
Resources
The Ecomind Certificate
ECOMIND are offering a series of three 90-minute workshops which share tools to regulate stress, process climate emotions, prevent burnout, support each other and sustain long-term impact. Suitable for anyone feeling the impacts of the climate crisis and trying to create change, whether through volunteering, work or study.
Rolling bases; Scholarships available
