Third Year of the Creatives For Our Future Programme
The Swarovski Foundation and United Nations Office for Partnerships are seeking young creatives worldwide that use the creative process to accelerate awareness, technology, or solutions for sustainable development.
For the third year, the Swarovski Foundation Creatives for Our Future programme is open to creatives worldwide, aged 21 to 30, from across disciplines including fashion, design, art, architecture, and engineering.
Six successful applicants will receive financial support of €20,000, along with an education programme in collaboration with top international institutions, tailored one-on-one mentorship, and industry networking opportunities to advance their innovation and career.
Entries for this year's programme are now open until 27 June 2023 (23:59 pm BST) at www.sfcreatives.org. Successful applicants will be notified and announced publicly in September 2023, at a reception hosted at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Previous successful applicants include:
Sejal Budholiya, a 22-year-old from Bengaluru in India who, after graduating from the Creatives for Our Future program, collaborated with another program alumna, Polish graphic designer Agnieszka Doczynska, to raise awareness about women’s health and menstruation by creating an open-source educational kit called Menstrupedia.
Joshua Ichor, a 22-year-old from Nigeria, survived a severe Thyroid infection which was caused by contaminated water use. With the help of Creatives for Our Future, he developed a hand pump monitoring system and built a clean water kiosk for communities.
Aradhita Parasrampuria, a 24-year-old from New York, has taken her algae-based fashion/textile embellishment to the next level through the Creatives for Our Future program by setting up her algae-cellulose beading company, promoting the use of Bio Embellishment - which are embellishments made from a range of biopolymers and natural pigment - in the fashion industry and biodegradable beads in the cosmetic industry to reduce microplastic pollution and carbon emissions.
