ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT MYTHRAYEE K L, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras | Chennai, India | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 5
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it offers the chance to translate my passion for growth and development into impact at scale. The fellowship’s focus on leadership and collaboration aligns with my aspiration to shape policies and frameworks that drive inclusive progress. For me, this is an opportunity to grow as a leader, extend the reach of my ideas, and contribute to creating change that resonates beyond local boundaries. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: StemSense
StemSense began with a simple observation: while talent is distributed equally, opportunity is not. We realized that many students in government schools in Chennai have
immense curiosity about how the world works but lack the hands-on tools to explore
it. They often view "science" as something that happens in textbooks, not in their own
hands.
Our initiative was designed to break that barrier. Through StemSense, we moved
beyond standard lectures to create a space for noise, experimentation, and questions. We
combined interactive STEM workshops with honest conversations about career paths,
showing students that engineering and technology are accessible fields regardless of their
background. Over the course of the Millennium Fellowship, what started as a plan to
visit schools evolved into a deeper commitment to mentoring, culminating in a reusable
content repository and a network of empowered teachers.
Our work directly advances SDG 4 (Quality Education) and UNAI Principle 5 (Access to Higher Education) by replacing intimidation with inspiration and providing the
practical roadmaps students need to pursue higher studies.
About the Millennium Fellow
Mythrayee K L is a pre-final year Mechanical Engineering student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. With a deep interest in sustainability and alternative sources of energy, she has been actively involved in projects that explore cleaner pathways for the future of energy. Her experiences have nurtured a commitment to harnessing technology and innovation for impact-driven solutions that address pressing global challenges. Looking ahead, Mythrayee aspires to channel her passion into leadership and policy, striving to shape frameworks that make sustainable progress both inclusive and actionable.
