Join the YCN

Our application process is based on the criteria that all of our communities at Ashoka are built around. For the purposes of this Network, these are:

Lived Experience of Changemaking. Have you had an impact on local, national, or global level change? We want to know about how you’ve worked towards making a positive difference.
Creativity. We want to know how you are thinking creatively about the problems that face young people in the UK today and how this relates to your wider changemaking activities.
Ethical Fibre. Do you have a high level of integrity, trustworthiness, and commitment to making the world a better place?

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Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Ashoka envisions a world free of systemic oppression in which everyone has access to resources, voice, power, and safety, but achieving this vision depends on addressing the structural, institutional, and historical barriers that have marginalised various communities, including women, Black people, Indigenous people and People of Colour, religious minorities, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, young people, people from financially disadvantaged and working-class backgrounds. Our unique position, global reach, and systemic impact give us the opportunity and responsibility to ensure that all our efforts are rooted in consciousness and awareness, reflecting the values and the world we promote at Ashoka, and committed to making these barriers visible.

Our Review Process

You can apply for the Youth Changemaker Network at any time in the year but we review and run an election cycle in January and July. Once you have submitted your application you will receive a confirmation email, and one of our team will get in touch during the application review cycles.

Support With Your Application

If a written application form isn't ideal for you and you want to know more about alternative ways of applying to the network, please reach out to us to explore options.