Applications are open for the DSM: Brighter Living One Young Summit Scholarship in London. With the Brighter Living Scholarship DSM will offer 3 scholarships to young entrepreneurs in the field of nutrition for the One Young World Conference 2019 in London.

In line with DSM’s purpose-led performance-driven strategy, this scholarship seeks to support young leaders and entrepreneurs who are making a nutritional impact locally with their start-ups, companies, or job in the field of Safe Nutritious Food Processing. This goes hand in hand with addressing inclusive economic development in emerging markets. This is part of DSM’s ambition to safeguard the future of ensuring nutritious and healthy diets for all within planetary boundaries.

• Access to the One Young World Summit 2019 in London, United Kingdom

• The cost of travel to and from London (economy flights only)

• Hotel accommodation on a shared basis from 21-25 October inclusive

• Catering which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner, during these days

• Transport between the Summit accommodation and the Summit venue

• Summit hand-outs and support materials

• Participation in DSM’s internal on-boarding program, both online and face to face prior to the Summit, which includes mentorship with DSM senior experts

If you are selected, you are invited by DSM to participate in a pre program at the DSM headquarters in the Netherlands.
Please note that the pre-program will run from Saturday 19 until Tuesday 22 October. Furthermore, you will have a debriefing day after the summit on Saturday 26 of October.

Host Country: Netherlands

Scholarship Type: Summit

Application Deadline: May 15, 2019

Eligibility

The DSM: Brighter Living One Young Summit Scholarship seeks candidates who have entrepreneurial skills for making a positive impact by accelerating the availability and affordability of safe and healthy local nutritious products, and making them more aspirational. The ideal candidate will:

• Have 3-5 years experience in a business, and preferably starting or running their own business.

• Have experience working in the area of food processing with a focus of health and nutrition.

• Understand the importance of nutrition.

• Be entrepreneurial.

• Be able to shape opinions.

• Possess commercial insight in key geographic markets.

• Be a national of one of the countries listed below and work in one of the countries listed: Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, India, Bangladesh.

• Be aged 18 – 30.

Application

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