The Young Minds Network brings together the best and brightest by connecting young thinkers and professionals. Are you interested in the United States, big ideas, or simply keen to meet like-minded people? Then the Young Minds network is the perfect fit for you, and there are a variety of ways to get involved.
Young Minds Ambassadors
Do you bore your friends at parties with your in-depth knowledge on American politics? Can you not stop talking about that one book you read a few weeks ago? Do you stay up to date with news from the US on an obsessive level? Are you under the age of 35? Then you are the perfect candidate for an ambassadorship!
We are excited to expand our community with students and young professionals. Our world knows both immense challenges and great opportunities, and the John Adams is determined to bring young minds in touch with some of the most important ideas of our time. As an Ambassador of the John Adams, you will help us chart our course for the coming years. By contributing to our ambassador planning sessions four times a year and inviting your friends to John Adams events, you can join our community free of charge and receive a free ticket to all John Adams events, as well as invitations to special gatherings and social events. Our ambassadors also write blogs and essays, shedding light on topics and ideas that discuss the U.S. of today, the past and the future.
Interested? Contact us via youngminds@john-adams.nl
Meet Our Ambassadors
Beyond Academia Contest 2024
Requirements:
- Your work is original and entirely your own. The United States—or an American—must play a central role in your essay. This could be historical or present day, and could be about a wide range of topics in the arts and social sciences.
- Your work has previously been submitted for a course, or as a thesis for a university degree program and has been checked for plagiarism with a recognized software.
- Your work is accessible for the general public, who are unlikely to be experts in your subject matter, and you’ve written (or re-worked) your essay with this in mind.
- Your work must be submitted by the appropriate date (earlier submissions are accepted) in PDF format and include a short biography of yourself.
Prize:
- An education grant worth €500.00
- A year-long Friends Membership to the John Adams Institute, valued at €1000. This includes invitations to exclusive events with our community as well as speakers from the United States, and two free tickets to any event organized by our organization.
Deadlines:
- Applications (including the PDF submission between 2500-4000 words, as well as the short biography) are due by midnight on Thursday 15 August 2024.
- Submissions will be read shortly thereafter by a panel of academics and America-experts. The shortlist will be announced in November, and the prize will be awarded at the yearly Young Minds season closer event (date in December 2024 TBD).
If you have any questions, please contact the John Adams Institute at youngminds@john-adams.nl.
Looking for inspiration? Read more about last-year’s finalists and winner below.
Rajae el Morabet Belhaj on Let Black be synonymous with Glory: Pan-Africanism in Black is King (Winner)
Maaike Siemes on Environmental Activism in and through Imbolo Mbue’s How Beautiful We Were
Marco Segantini on The Inextinguishable Legacy of Patrice Lumamba
The Young Minds Network is made possible in part by the U.S. Embassy The Hague
