Apply for our Global Online Activist Academy 2025 by 16 February!

We're Going Online and Global Again!

IGLYO’s  Global Online Activist Academy is back with its 3-week skills-based training programme for young activists across the world. After several successful online editions since 2020, IGLYO’s Activist Academy is going online and global again from 1 to 18 April 2025. 

The programme is designed for young activists aged 18-30 years old at the beginning of their activist careers who are passionate about activism, LGBTQI rights, learning and collaborating with other LGBTQI activists from around the globe. 

Over the course of three weeks, participants will take part in expert-led workshops and live sessions, as well as attempt one skill-based task to apply the skills they learned, while receiving feedback from the Activist Academy experts.

The Global Online Activist Academy aims to strengthen the LGBTQI youth movement across the world by building skills and competencies, creating networks of support and exchange of practices, and increasing the resilience of young LGBTQI rights defenders. This year’s focus is on project management for LGBTQI activism, equipping participants to design impactful, equitable, and sustainable initiatives.

The Activist Academy is completely free of charge and we welcome applications from individuals from all over the world.

Ready to build a queer future together? Read the full call and apply by Sunday 16 February 2025 at 23:59 CET through the form provided in the call below. 

​IGLYO particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and communities such as young women, trans and non-binary youth, intersex youth, young people with disabilities, young people living with HIV, racialised youth, Black youth and young people of colour, and young refugees and migrants. In the context of the Global Online Activist Academy we particularly welcome applications from participants living in the Global South.

PS: In July 2025, IGLYO will organise a one-week in-person Activist Academy, open only to participants residing in Council of Europe Member States. The aims and programme of the in-person Activist Academy will be similar to those of the Online one. Keep an eye on our newsletter if you are interested in this opportunity.

The Global Online Activist Academy is funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) 2021-2027 programme of the European Union.