{"id":32557,"date":"2026-07-10T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/?post_type=news-article&#038;p=32557"},"modified":"2026-07-13T00:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:17:46","slug":"call-for-applications-aspen-young-leaders-program-2026-fall-poland","status":"publish","type":"news-article","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/news-article\/call-for-applications-aspen-young-leaders-program-2026-fall-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications \u2013 Aspen Young Leaders Program 2026 Fall (Poland)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are you a successful young professional&nbsp;aged 22-35, from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, or Slovakia,<\/strong>&nbsp;or are you residing long-term in the Central European region? Are you interested in what is happening around you,&nbsp;and are you trying to make a positive change in your environment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The\u00a0Call for Applications\u00a0is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScyvMpS3nky-qifwUlqsg1yVlexWLsG91zTXTvnEwQDErOzAg\/viewform?usp=dialog\" rel=\"noopener\">OPEN<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The deadline<\/strong>\u00a0for this Call for Applications is\u00a0<strong>September 6, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Participation Criteria&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 the prospective candidate<strong>&nbsp;must be:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aged approx. 22 \u2013 35, and of Czech, Hungarian, Polish, or Slovak nationality or a long-term resident living and acting in Central Europe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fluent in English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professionally active in politics, business, media, the arts, sports, science, or the nonprofit sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this intensive four-day program, you will meet exceptional and open-minded leaders interested in tackling current societal and political challenges. You will also have the opportunity to discuss and interact with experienced professionals from a broad variety of fields and with very different professional backgrounds.&nbsp;If you know someone matching the criteria above, nominate him\/her!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aspen Young Leaders Program will take place<strong>\u00a0October 15-18, 2026, in Poland.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of your application, you will need to submit, among other things, a short bio, your CV, and a short video in which you answer the question: &#8222;Describe your motivation to apply for the Aspen Young Leaders Program 2026.&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/program\/leadership\/aspen-young-leaders-program\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a successful young professional&nbsp;aged 22-35, from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, or Slovakia,&nbsp;or are you residing long-term in the Central European region? Are you interested in what is happening around you,&nbsp;and are you trying to make a positive change in your environment? The\u00a0Call for Applications\u00a0is\u00a0OPEN! The deadline\u00a0for this Call for Applications is\u00a0September 6, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32558,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-tag":[],"class_list":["post-32557","news-article","type-news-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-article\/32557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news-article"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tag?post=32557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}