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 AMEYA SHUKLA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Toronto | Toronto, Canada | Advancing SDG 13, SDG 7, SDG 11, SDG 6, SDG 9, SDG 10 & UNAI 3
" I am excited to be a Millennium Fellow because it offers a chance to learn alongside peers equally committed to creating positive change. I do this work because I believe addressing climate challenges requires not only technical solutions but also communities willing to dream, build, and act together. For me, this journey is about building the skills and values needed to help transform ideas into impact. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: University of Toronto COP Research Group
We are a collective of student researchers committed to addressing global and regional environmental challenges through rigorous analysis, creative policy design, and accountability monitoring. By producing research briefs, legislative proposals, and calls-for-action, we aim to bridge the gap between academic insight and political decision-making. Our mission is to ensure that governments, institutions, and industries are held accountable to their environmental commitments, while amplifying youth voices as credible agents of change in shaping a resilient, net-zero future. Similar to the G7 and G20 Research Groups at the University of Toronto, the COP Research Group is becoming an entirely student-led, cross-faculty, organization where like-minded students will come together to research, evaluate, and shape Canada's approach to its COP Commitments.
About the Millennium Fellow
Ameya Shukla is a second-year Electrical Engineering student at the University of Toronto with a strong commitment to sustainability, climate technology, and public leadership. He has written op-eds examining how climate innovation can be applied to solve broader national challenges, including unity, energy security, and sovereignty. Alongside his academic and writing pursuits, Ameya has been deeply involved in community initiatives, organizing events, contributing to youth advisory groups, and leading environmental advocacy efforts. By combining technical knowledge with communication and leadership, he aspires to advance innovative approaches to climate action and help contribute to Canada's role as a global climate leader.
