International Youth Conference 2015, Azad Jammu & Kashmir

International Youth Conference 2015, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
May 2015
Application form
DEADLINE TO APPLY: 20 February 2015
Type of application
The IYC2015 Azad Kashmir will welcome at total of 150 eligible youth. The breakdown of these 150
youth participants is as follows: 80 places for International participants, 40 places for Kashmiri
participants and 20 for Pakistani Participants.
Are you applying as an “international” participant or as a participant from “Pakistan” or “Azad
Kashmir”?
Type of applicant: __________________________
Applicant identification
First name (given name)
AS IT APPEARS IN PASSPORT
Middle name (if applicable)
AS IT APPEARS IN PASSPORT
Last name (surname/family name)
AS IT APPEARS IN PASSPORT
Complete name
AS IT APPEARS IN PASSPORT
Gender
Date of birth
WITH FORMAT DD/MM/YYYY
Current age
Country of birth
Current country of residence
Current nationality
Passport number
Country which issued applicant’s
passport
Date of issuance of applicant’s
passport (WITH FORMAT
DD/MM/YYYY)
Expiry date of applicant’s passport
(WITH FORMAT DD/MM/YYYY)
Current complete mailing address
Phone number (including country
code)
E-mail address
Applicant background
What is your current main
occupation? (e.g. student, intern,
volunteer, professional, looking for
employment, etc.) Please provide
more details (e.g. sector of
employment, level and discipline of
studies, etc.)
Are you a member of the youthlead organization?
Yes / No
If yes, what is the name of the
organization you represent
If yes, what are the objectives or
areas of work of your organization
If yes, what is your position within
this organization?
If yes, what is the website of your
organization
Do you have any experience in
youth activities? If yes, please
provide details about the activities
and your responsibilities
Yes / No
Details:
Essay Questions
Q1: What is your current
involvement (e.g. work, studies,
volunteering, etc.) in the topics of
the IYC2015, Azad Kashmir?
Response should include
approximately 150 words.
Q2: How do you generally deal
youth empowerment problems in
your community? Please provide a
concrete example.
Response should include
approximately 150 words.
Q3: Why do you want to take part
in the IYC2015, Azad Kashmir?
Response should include
approximately 150 words.
Q4: Please share your thoughts on
the theme of the Conference i.e.
“Building a better world with youth
participation and partnership”. How
development and Youth
participation are linked? Response
should include approximately 250
words.
Q5: If you are selected to
participate in the IYC2015 Azad
Kashmir, what will be your strategy
to use the skills, knowledge and
connections you will have gained
once you are back home?
Response should include
approximately 150 words.
Q6: Would you be able to raise
awareness on the IYC2015 Azad
Kashmir upon your return in your
home country? On which networks
can you count to multiply the
impact of your participation in the
Conference? Response should
include approximately 150 words.
Other Questions
Do you need a visa to enter
Pakistan?
Yes / No
Is your passport valid until
December 2015? (If you need a visa
to Pakistan, your passport needs to
be valid for 6 months after your
entry in Pakistan)
Yes / No
What is your level of spoken
English?
Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor
Do you have any dietary
restrictions? (All food offered for
participants will be Kosher / Halal
or Vegetarian)
Yes / No
What is your health status?
Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor
If yes, please provide more details:
Please outline any prescription
medications and/or medical
conditions or allergies you might
have that the organizers need to
know about. If you do not have any,
please write "none".
This information will be kept
confidential and will be only used in
case of emergency.
Please provide emergency contact
name, number and email address
Comments:
Name of emergency contact:
Country of residence of emergency contact:
Relationship to the applicant:
Telephone number:
Email:
Checklist
Did you complete every section of the Application form?
Yes / No
Does your name in the application form match exactly your name in your passport?
Yes / No
Did you respect work limit for the essay questions?
Yes / No
Did you save your application form with the following format:
FirstNameLastNameApplication.doc?
Example: JohnSmithApplication.doc (Please keep application in Word format)
Yes / No
Did you include a copy of the identification page of passport?
(In PDF format, preferably)
Yes / No
Did you save your passport with the following format: FirstNameLastNamePassport.pdf?
Example: JohnSmithPassport.pdf
Yes / No
Did you attach your Resume, in English, 2 pages maximum?
(In Word format, preferably)
Yes / No
Did you save your Resume with the following format: FirstNameLastNameResume.doc?
Example: JohnSmithResume.doc
Yes / No
Attestation
I attest that the information
provided above (and any associated
information which I have provided
in reference to this application), is
true and complete.
Yes / No
I recognize and accept that
providing false, misleading, or
intentionally incomplete
information will provoke immediate
refusal of my application.
Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
Questions regarding the application form:
Should you have questions regarding this application form, please contact the organizers of the
Youth Event at info@iycajk.org.
Checking your application package:
In order to be considered valid and complete, your application package must include:
1) The complete application form, saved in the following format:
FirstNameLastNameApplication.doc;
2) 1 copy of your international passport’s identification page, save in the following format:
FirstNameLastNamePassport.pdf
3) Your Resume, in English, maximum 2 pages, saved in the following format:
FirstNameLastNameResume.doc
If your application package is not complete or not saved according to the proper format, it will not
be reviewed.
Submitting your Application package:
You need to send your Application package by email to info@iycajk.org by 11:59 PM (New York
time) on 20 February 2015 at the very latest. The title line of your email needs to be your first name
followed by your last name. Example: JohnSmith. Application packages received after this deadline
will not be considered.
Feedback process
All applications will be reviewed by the organizers. On 1st of March 2015, only the selected
participant will be contacted and informed about the next steps in logistical arrangements (check
guidelines).
Applicants that are not selected will receive a generic message at the start of March 2015.