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Global Solvers Accelerator_GSA_2027
Training Course
1 April - 30 November 2027 | Online GSA Program: 1st April – 30th November 2027. In-person Co-Lab: 3 – 10 July 2027, Germany
From challenge to progress: participants find inspiration and support to move forward
The Global Solvers Accelerator (GSA) is for people already working on social, economic, and environmental challenges: grassroots activists, social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, SDG practitioners, action researchers, community organizers, and more. What matters isn’t a person’s title; it’s that they’re already running, co-leading, or actively shaping a project, and want to deepen both the work and themselves.
With that in mind, well-suited candidates:
* are between 20 and 35 years old;
* are actively involved in an ongoing project, enterprise, research effort, movement, or community initiative tied to the SDGs – and can influence the decisions within it;
* have a track record of real social impact;
* want to connect globally, advance sustainable development, and help transform society;
* are curious, open-minded, and forward-thinking team players who are at ease working with people from different cultures, backgrounds, and identities – online and in person;
* bring a sharing mindset and a readiness to learn, unlearn, and relearn with peers worldwide;
* have sufficient English language skills to take full part in every aspect of the program;
* can commit roughly 4 hours per week to the program, including online engagement, regular meet-ups, and project-based assignments;
* can attend the week-long Global Solvers Co-Lab (3–10 July 2027, in Germany, fully funded);
* are eager to draw on the Melton Foundation’s global network to strengthen impact and practice global citizenship in local communities.
Beyond the checklist, this program is for people who want to move past showcasing their project and dig into the questions beneath it; who let the process challenge and change them as much as they hope to challenge and change the world around them. It isn’t only about what participants have already achieved; it’s about the mindset they bring: participants show up consistently and authentically, ready to question their own work and to give to the learning community as much as they take from it.
Much of the program is cross-cultural and cross-sector, so it asks for openness, curiosity, and a genuine willingness to learn alongside people from diverse backgrounds, identities, and realities.
ℹ️ At the Global Solvers Accelerator, everyone contributes – also financially. Participants pay a program fee of USD 900 (scholarships of up to 80% available, payable only when selected into the program). These fees strengthen the program and seed a shared GSA Fund, awarded to participant projects towards the end of the program.
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Your kind of training?
Apply now! Application deadline (24h UTC): 15 November 2026 Date of selection: 16 December 2026Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/15353
This Training Course is
for 15-20 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
, Other countries in the world , Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU
and recommended for
Youth workers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Volunteering mentors, Youth coaches, Youth researchers
Working language(s):
English
Melton Foundation (Others)
The Melton Foundation is an international 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the USA, and a leading proponent of Global Citizenship education and practice worldwide. Established nearly thirty years ago with the credence that collaborations across boundaries can forge sustainable solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges, today, our programs reach millions of young leaders, having crystallized into a network of over 750 life-long Melton Fellows spread across 40+ countries. Our primary operations are in Chile, China, Germany, Ghana, India, and the United States of America, with legal subsidiaries in Bangalore, India; Jena, Germany; Temuco, Chile; and Accra, Ghana.
Contact for questions:
Su Wai Phyoe
E-Mail:
Phone: +4915221372076
Costs
Participation fee
At the Global Solvers Accelerator (GSA), everyone contributes – also financially.
The program fee is 900 USD, which you will need to pay only if selected for the program.
The 900 USD program fee also contributes to a dedicated fund that will support to the selected projects developed by participants after the program.
Scholarships covering 20%, 50%, or 80% of the program fee are available to participants with proven need.
If required, you must request a scholarship as part of your application form.
Accommodation and food
Travel costs, accommodation, and meals in Germany are fully covered by the GSA.
Travel reimbursement
Travel costs, accommodation, and meals in Germany are fully covered by the GSA.