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Apply now for the 2025 GBEP Youth Award
Passionate about bioenergy? Apply for the 2025 GBEP Youth Award and showcase your ideas, connect with experts and help shape the future of sustainable bioenergy!
Are you a researcher studying bioenergy solutions? The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) invites you to apply for the 2025 GBEP Youth Award—an opportunity to showcase your research and contribute to the future of clean energy, climate action and food security.
This year, the award is dedicated to Africa’s talent and leadership in bioenergy solutions!
Why Africa?
With its growing energy needs and abundant resources, Africa has the potential to lead in sustainable bioenergy. Accelerating bioenergy is key to strengthening Africa’s energy economy, ensuring universal access to clean energy and increasing the provision of sustainable energy services.
The 2025 GBEP Youth Award will recognize young innovators from Africa and highlight ideas that drive real change for communities and the planet. The award will be presented at the 12th GBEP Bioenergy Week in Kampala, Uganda, which will bring together global experts, policymakers and industry leaders.
Who can apply?
This year’s award is exclusively open to students and researchers in African universities. If you are studying at an African university, whether undergraduate, master’s or PhD and focusing on bioenergy solutions, this award is for you!
What are we looking for?
We want to hear your ideas! Submit your original research papers on:
- innovative bioenergy technologies
- sustainable bioenergy business models and policies
- best practices in bioenergy systems
- bioenergy’s role in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs)
- bioenergy solutions for food security, rural development and climate resilience
Anything related to sustainable bioenergy is welcome!
Why apply?
The winners will be celebrated during the 12th GBEP Bioenergy Week in Uganda. Not only will your work be showcased at a high-level event, but it will also be featured in GBEP’s global communications—giving you the visibility and platform to take your research to the next level!
Key dates to remember:
Submissions deadline: 30 April 2025
Winners announced: 31 May 2025
How to apply:
To learn more about submission guidelines, evaluation criteria and how you can be part of this transformative initiative, head over to the GBEP Youth Award webpage.