May 20
STORYTELLING WORKSHOP
June 8
SUBMISSION CLOSES
June 9–23
REVIEW PROCESS
June 26
SCREENING & AWARDS
THE PROCESS
How to enter
Clear steps from your idea to a global stage – it's simpler than you think:
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Create a 2-min video showcasing your story and/or the initiative you have worked on since graduating from the Millennium Fellowship. You choose how you tell your story about the problem you're solving and why - find inspiration here and here.
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The theme for this year's MCN Stories Competition is "Rise & Ripple." We invite you to submit your video that showcases your learnings from your Millennium Fellowship days and how that has inspired your journey and the work you are doing now.
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Before you partcipate please carefully go through the competition overview and competition rubric.
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Grab resources from the MCN Stories: Storytelling Workshop from May 20th to workshop your own idea and get tips for effective social impact storytelling.
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Share your submission via this form (https://mcnstories2026.paperform.co) by June 8, 11:59 pm ET.
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Vote for your favorite submissions between June 15-22.
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Come celebrate your work and view winning submissions at the MCN Stories: Screening & Awards event on June 26, 12:00 pm ET.
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The winners will be featured across MCN platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, website) and shared with our network of funders & philanthropists!
Unsure if you're eligible to enter? As long as you are an alum of the Millennium Fellowship & MCN, you are! Group initiatives will be considered as long as one leader is a Millennium Fellowship alum.
RESOURCES
Everything you need to tell your story
Guides, workshops, and inspiration – all in one place.
PAST WINNERS
Stories that moved the world
See what excellence looks like – then raise the bar with your own story.
Bridge The Gap Initiative
Margaret Awoyo
Talent is everywhere, but opportunity isn’t.
In remote areas without internet, children’s potential is cut short–until leaders like Margaret Awoyo step in. Through her SDG-driven project, Bridge The Gap Initiative, she’s transforming the digital divide into digital opportunity.
Watch how Margaret, a Millennium Fellowship alum and winner of the MCN Stories competition, is rewriting the future for kids in underserved communities across Nigeria.
SAS-Sprayer
Innocent Nsengimana
What if the world no longer relied on non-renewable energy?
Innocent Nsengimana is reimagining a future where climate change is no threat and clean energy reaches even the most remote communities.
Watch how Innocent, a Millennium Fellow and MCN Stories 2nd runner-up, is combining his technical skills with a passion for social impact to build innovative energy solutions that power change.
HPV-Free Future Project
Promise Anyanwu
After losing someone close to a preventable disease, Promise Anyanwu made herself a promise to close the gap between reality and what should be when it comes to healthcare in Nigeria.
She turned pain into purpose and launched the HPV-Free Future Project, raising awareness about deadly but preventable diseases.
Watch how Promise, a Millennium Fellow and honorary mention in the MCN Stories competition, is building a healthier, safer future for girls across Nigeria.
Edveen Cup
Theophilus Venn
With millions of plastic flooding our oceans each year and 88% of plastic waste not being recyclable, the planet needs urgent action.
Theophilus Venn is a Millennium Fellow who’s making waves through eco-friendly innovations like the Edveen Cup. They’ve reached 2,000+ people and replaced over 2,000 single-use plastics in just one year.
Watch how Millennium Fellow,Theophilus, earned an honorary mention in the last MCN Stories competition.