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 2019.
  2. Be passionate in addressing environmental challenges and making change in your community.
  3. Be a citizen of Indonesia or Singapore aged 16-19 in 2019 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).
If you meet the requirements listed above, apply now via the form below! 
​Applications close January 11, 2019 for Filipino and Indonesian applicants and January 25, 2019 for Singaporean applicants.
Selected participants will have to pay a fee of SGD100.
​To request for financial aid, you may apply using our financial aid form which will be available soon.
​Applicants will be notified when it is available. 
Financial aid applications close January 11, 2019 for Filipino and Indonesian applicants and January 25, 2019  for Singaporean applicants.

Any inquiries can be sent to chilipadiacademy@gmail.com