ACCT × GLOCAL partnership

Three ways to turn leadership into action.

Support for young people to join leadership training, bring new voices into the room, and build community-led ideas across Canada.

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ACCT × GLOCAL partnership

Grants supporting Chinese Canadian youth in civic leadership opportunities

The Action! Chinese Canadians Together Foundation (ACCT) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the GLOCAL Foundation of Canada to provide participation grants that support Chinese Canadian youth pursuing civic leadership opportunities across Canada.

Through this collaboration, youth aged 18–30 who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or have refugee status will receive financial support to participate in ACCT’s leadership initiatives, including the Aspire to Act Civic Leadership Training Program and the Aspire to Lead Chinese Canadian Leadership Summit.

This partnership aims to:

Reduce financial barriers to leadership programs.
Expand outreach to youth networks across Canada.
Connect young people to civic engagement opportunities.
Strengthen the next generation of Chinese Canadian civic leaders.
This collaboration focuses specifically on supporting youth participation and engagement in civic leadership development.
Three opportunities

Choose the support that fits your next step.

Through the ACCT × GLOCAL partnership, young people can access participation grants, earn a Youth Ambassador honorarium, and watch for upcoming youth leadership microgrants.

1

Participation Grants

Support to participate in ACCT’s leadership trainings and sessions.

View grant details →
2

Youth Ambassador Honorariums

Refer three new youth to eligible ACCT leadership opportunities and receive $150.

See how it works →
3

Youth Leadership Microgrants

New support for youth-led ideas is coming soon.

Stay tuned →
Participation grants

Leadership training should be within reach.

Many ACCT leadership trainings and conversations are eligible for an ACCT × GLOCAL participation grant, which may cover up to 100% of the registration cost for eligible youth.

How to apply

Visit the landing page for the specific workshop or session you would like to attend. Each eligible offering includes participation-grant details, eligibility information, and application instructions.

Youth Ambassador Honorarium

Refer 3 new youth.
Receive $150.

Refer three new eligible youth to ACCT leadership trainings or sessions. When all three complete their registration and attend an eligible offering, you will receive a $150 honorarium.

Your referrals can choose different ACCT offerings.
They do not need to attend the same session as you.
How it works

Join the network

Complete GLOCAL’s National Youth Service Network form.

Open the GLOCAL form →

Register for the grant

Complete the ACCT × GLOCAL Leadership Training Grant application.

Open the grant form →

Refer three new eligible youth

Share eligible ACCT leadership trainings or sessions with young people aged 18–30 in your network.

They register and identify you

Each person completes ACCT’s regular three-step registration process and enters your full name when asked who referred them.

They complete their session

When all three have completed an eligible ACCT offering, ACCT will contact you to arrange your $150 honorarium.

Who counts as a referral?

Five things make a referral count.

A referred participant must:

Be eligible for the ACCT × GLOCAL grant.
Be new to ACCT’s eligible leadership trainings and sessions as of October 1, 2026.
Complete the regular registration process for their selected training.
Identify you as their referrer during registration.
Complete their eligible ACCT training.
Important details

Good to know before you refer.

  • You must be an eligible ACCT × GLOCAL youth participant and complete the required registration forms to receive an honorarium.
  • You do not need to attend the same offering as the young people you refer.
  • Your referrals may select different eligible ACCT trainings or sessions.
  • The Conversation Continues does not count toward this initiative because it is intended for returning Summit participants.
  • Each referred participant can identify one referrer only.
  • ACCT may close the initiative once all available honoraria have been committed.
Coming soon

Youth Leadership Microgrants

More support for youth-led leadership ideas is on the way. Watch this space for eligibility and application details.