ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.

UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT PRINCESS UGONMA ONYEAMA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW AND CAMPUS DIRECTOR FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
University College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland | Advancing SDG 16, SDG 4 & UNAI 2

" I am really excited to be a Millennium Fellow this year as I am very passionate about the role that young people can play in shaping the world around them. I believe that young people are incredibly resourceful, capable and mindful, and have the power to take action on the issues that matter most to them. Through my project, I am hoping to show more young people just how impactful their dreams and voices can be, as someone already did for me. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: The Student Voter Empowerment Project
A disinterest in electoral participation has been a problem in Ireland for years and was clearly demonstrated by the low voter turnout in Ireland’s March 2024 referendums.
Our project was therefore dedicated to increasing voter engagement by educating individuals on the importance of participating in elections and empowering them to become active and informed voters. We strove to make the electoral process more accessible and inviting to all. With the Irish Parliament (Dáil) elections aligning with the duration of our project, they became our primary focus, serving as a platform to initiate a practice of voter participation amongst UCD students.
Our approach involved three goals: the first was developing a handbook establishing the mechanics and purposes of voting in an easily digestible manner. The second was conducting a campus survey to help us make the handbook as useful as possible. The third was hosting a voter registration drives across campus to reach students with no obvious link to politics.
Through these efforts, we sought to establish a culture of consistent voter engagement, empowering individuals to participate in the elections that will shape Ireland’s future.
About the Millennium Fellow
Aisling Maloney is a final-year Law with Politics student at University College Dublin in Ireland. Aisling is passionate about how young people can make an impact on both their local communities and the world around them through advocacy, communication and teamwork. Through her work on the Sustainable Development Goals within youth organisations since 2017, Aisling has led projects, campaigns and research focused on topics such as climate change, gender equality, democracy, sustainability, poverty and education. Through her project, she hopes to give young people a better understanding of the world around them, as well as the ways in which they can influence their decision-makers and have their voices heard. After she graduates, Aisling hopes to progress into a professional field where she can continue her advocacy work and contribute to the progression of social justice, equality and the SDGs in Ireland.


