Social impact: opportunities for students
19 open listings in NGOs, sustainability and social innovation, checked against each organiser's official page. Open Scout to filter by city, cost, dates and effort, save the ones you like and get deadline reminders.
- IWA & Grundfos Youth Action for SDG 6 Fellowship 2027–2028International Water Association (IWA) with Grundfos · London +1 · 1 Feb 2027 · Apply by 5 Nov 2026
- Youth4Climate Services Innovation Hackathon 2026IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) with AGRA · Nairobi · 8–10 Dec 2026 (per description; confirm) · Apply by 6 Nov 2026
- Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge 2026/27Social Shifters and Allianz · Online · Submit by 18 Dec 2026; finals May 2027 · Apply by 18 Dec 2026
- Ashoka-Carnegie Challenge for Civic Leadership 2026/27Ashoka and Carnegie Corporation of New York / Andrew Carnegie Foundation · Online · Entries until 31 Jan 2027 · Apply by 31 Jan 2027
- BCG Climate & Sustainability Job SimulationBoston Consulting Group (on Forage) · Online · About 4 hours
- Climate Change: From Learning to ActionUN CC:Learn (UNITAR and partners) · Online · About 8 hours
- Climate change: transitions to sustainabilityThe Open University (OpenLearn) · Online · About 5 hours
- Environment: treading lightly on the EarthThe Open University (OpenLearn) · Online · About 15 hours
- Hult Prize 2026-27 competitionHult Prize Foundation · Online · Qualifiers Sept 2026 – Feb 2027; nationals Apr–May 2027; global finals Sept 2027 · Apply by Register interest now – closing date not published
- Introducing global developmentThe Open University (OpenLearn) · Online · About 6 hours
- Introducing key global development challengesThe Open University (OpenLearn) · Online · About 6 hours
- Introduction to SustainabilityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (on Coursera) · Online · About 30 hours
- Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme at Cambridge – master's 2027/28University of Cambridge – Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme · Cambridge · Course starts Oct 2027 · Apply by Early Dec 2026 or early Jan 2027, depending on course; info webinar Tue 3 Nov 2026, 11:00 UK
- Net Zero 101: What, Why and HowUNU-IAS via UN CC:Learn · Online · About 2 hours
- Obama Foundation Leaders Program – applications open 9 Nov 2026Obama Foundation · Online · 2027 cohorts (6–8 months) · Apply by Applications open 9 Nov 2026; closing date not published
- SDG Academy sustainability courses on edXSDG Academy (edX) · Online
- Tata Consultancy Services ESG Job SimulationTata Consultancy Services (on Forage) · Online · About 5 hours
- The Age of Sustainable DevelopmentColumbia University (on Coursera) · Online · About 30 hours
- The Sustainable Development Goals: A global, transdisciplinary vision for the futureUniversity of Copenhagen (on Coursera) · Online · About 10 hours