The IGLYO Global Online Activist Academy 2026 was a one-month, skills-based training programme on LGBTQI campaigning. IGLYO ran it online for young advocates worldwide who wanted practical tools for planning, designing, and carrying out campaigns.
Participants joined live sessions, workshops, and webinars, completed weekly individual work, and collaborated on a real-world team task with mentor support. The total commitment was about 25 hours from 7 April to 5 May 2026.
Benefits & funding
- Participation was completely free of charge.
- Participants received expert-led campaigning training, mentor support, peer exchange, and feedback on a practical team task.
- A participation certificate was available to participants who attended all mandatory activities and completed the required individual and team tasks.
Eligibility
- Applicants had to identify with and advocate for LGBTQI rights and/or be involved in LGBTQI activism.
- Applicants had to be 18–30 years old on the application date.
- Intermediate-to-advanced English, availability for online activities in the early afternoon CEST, basic computer skills, stable internet, and basic video and audio equipment were required.
- Applications were accepted worldwide, with no stated nationality, residency, academic-degree, or work-experience requirement.
- IGLYO especially welcomed applicants from underrepresented communities and people based in the Global South; these were preferences, not hard eligibility gates.
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Age requirement
18–30 yrs
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Application process
- 1Read the full call and confirm the eligibility and attendance requirements.
- 2Prepare a personal motivation explaining why the applicant wanted to participate, the positive change they expected, and what they wanted to learn.
- 3Submit the individual application through the linked form by 22 February 2026 at 23:59 CET.
- 4Await review by an IGLYO staff selection committee and an email decision at the beginning of March 2026.
Program timeline
Open call announced
5 February 2026
Application deadline
22 February 2026 at 23:59 CET
Selected participants notified by email
Beginning of March 2026
Programme and ice-breaking session started
7 April 2026
Programme ended
5 May 2026