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Why Apply?

What can you gain from Chili Padi Academy?
  1. Become part of a community with other passionate youths from Southeast Asia​, with intercultural sharing and learning
  2. Seed-funding to kickstart your environmental project
  3. 3-month mentorship for your own environmental community project - you hold the reins in this project, but we will be with you and support you along the way!
  4. Sharpen the skills you need to create change:  design-thinking, social emotional intelligence, problem-based learning
  5. Rare opportunity to gain an insider's look into environmental challenges on the ground through site visits

Criteria for Participants

Who are we looking for?

To be eligible for Chili Padi Academy, you'll need to:
  1. Be able to fully participate for the entire duration of the programme (all three phases) from end of February to start of June 2020.
  2. Be passionate in addressing environmental challenges and making change in your community.
  3. Be a citizen of Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines or Malaysia aged 16-19 in 2020 and be studying in a school in one of the two countries.
  4. Demonstrate leadership capabilities and involvement in community activities. 
  5. Have a desire to connect with other like-minded youth in the region

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed. Additionally, please note that selected participants will have to pay a fee of SGD100. To request for financial aid to waive off the fee, please fill in the Financial Aid Form (more details below).

Important Information

Selected participants will have to co-pay a fee of SGD100. This covers the cost of the entire programme, inclusive of flight tickets, accommodations and food during the Accelerator and Together-Gather portion of the programme. However, if you feel like you would not be able to co-pay this amount, you can request for financial aid by filling up this form. All you  need to do is answer some questions so we may better understand your situation.

For more information, please refer to our FAQ page.

Any inquiries can be sent to chilipadiacademy@gmail.com