Center for Rising Generations

09/17/2026

Young people should be shaping AI since AI is shaping the future 💡

Applications are open for the AI Ignite Lab, a new virtual incubator from CRG program, The Stevens Initiative and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, connecting 18- 24-year-olds in the U.S. and UAE to turn ethical AI ideas into community action.

Bring a friend or apply solo. Just don't miss the deadline: September 24.

Apply now! 👉 https://stevensinitiative.smapply.io/prog/ai_ignite_lab/

🔥 What if you could use AI to make a difference in your community?

Applications are now open for the AI Ignite Lab, a new virtual experience connecting young people ages 18–24 in the United States and United Arab Emirates, designed in collaboration with Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.

Participants will connect with peers across both countries, explore ethical AI and human-centered design, and work together to take an idea from concept to community action.

🌍 It all leads to a global Day of Action, when participants across the U.S. and UAE will put their ideas into practice by launching community-based projects.

🤝 Want to do it with a friend? Apply together! You can also apply individually.
📅 Applications close September 24.
🔗 Apply here: https://stevensinitiative.smapply.io/prog/ai_ignite_lab/

Ideas into action. AI for good.

08/24/2026

Hi to everyone who just hit follow 👋

We’re the Center for Rising Generations, and we’re glad you’re here.

Swipe through to see what we actually do — connecting young people to real leadership opportunities and helping the people around them make room for it.

New here and want to get involved? Link in bio to learn more, sign up for updates, or bring us your opportunity.

07/28/2026

D1 athlete. Camp founder. Advocate. CRG Youth Advisory Council member.

Take it from Josie - apply before July 29. Link in bio. Last call.

07/27/2026

“I probably won’t get in”...

STOP that thought right there. 2 days left, apply now - link in bio.

07/26/2026

Two young leaders, one preview of what’s coming at Aspen Ideas: Rising Generations 👆

AI and tech. Economic opportunity. Culture and creativity. Finding your “why.” These are the conversations happening November 13–16 in Bentonville, Arkansas and you could be in the room.

Here’s something you may have missed… you can attend AND be part of the actual programming. When you apply, just mark whether you want to attend, or attend and help shape the agenda as a speaker or facilitator.

350 fully funded spots. Ages 18–24. And the conversations don’t stop in Bentonville… You’ll leave ready to lead them in your own community.

3 days left. Applications close Wednesday, July 29 at 11:59pm ET.
Don’t miss this.

Apply now. Link in bio.

07/25/2026

Listen to our friends at RISE 👆

They know exactly why this opportunity matters and why you shouldn’t wait to apply. 350 fully funded spots for young leaders ages 18–24. Applications close July 29.

Apply now — link in bio.

07/24/2026

5 days. Here’s everything you need to know. Apply now. LINK IN BIO.

07/23/2026

Rural Florida → Notre Dame → the UN. He’s also a CRG Youth Advisory Council member.

Take it from Taylor Thigpen — apply before July 29. Link in bio. Time is running out!

07/22/2026

Started making change in her community at 12. Advised President Obama at 18. Now, a member of the CRG Youth Advisory Council.

Take it from Mary-Pat Hector — apply before July 29.

Link in bio.

07/15/2026

For more than 20 years, Aspen Ideas Festival has brought together the brightest minds to tackle the questions that matter most.

This November, we're doing something we've never done before.

Aspen Ideas: Rising Generations is a first-of-its-kind festival, with 350 young adults ages 18–24, fully funded, coming together November 13–16 at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Four days of big ideas, honest conversations, and real community, across backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives. Young people listening deeply, leading well, and bringing what they learn back home.

This is how the next generation finds its footing. And we know that's worth investing in.

Applications close July 29. Share this with a young person in your life who's ready.

Apply → aspenideasrisinggen.org