Call for Proposals

Overview

Education House UNGA 81 will take place on September 22 at 25 Broadway, New York City. Over one day, Education House will host around 15 sessions, programmed by collaborations by civil society, intergovernmental and private sector stakeholders. Education House invites you to consider how your organisation can contribute through this Call for Proposals.

What is Education House?

Education House is a collaborative hub advancing sustainable development through education. It brings together diverse actors across sectors to consider education as a core driver of progress on climate, health, economic resilience, and social cohesion.

Founded in 2025 by HundrED, Salzburg Global, and Teach For All, Education House was created in response to a clear gap: there was no consistent cross-sector space to connect efforts, learn together, and strengthen the role of education within the broader sustainable development agenda.

Education House creates the conditions for collaboration, shared learning, and coordinated action across sectors and geographies. It aims to:

Position education within major sustainable development conversations and decision-making spaces.
Connect education to wider discussions on climate, health, technology, and economic transformation.
Surface and spread education innovations emerging from research, practice, and communities globally.

EH UNGA 81 - Education for Sustainable Development

As the global community begins to debate the post-2030 sustainable development agenda, Education House @ UNGA 81 will be a space for organizations and participants to reflect on progress in education’s contribution to sustainable development and what needs to shift to ensure every child is enabled to thrive.

What needs to shift in education to embrace the purpose of developing students holistically to meet the interconnected challenges of our time, and how do we accelerate these shifts?

What needs to shift for education to be treated as a core strategic priority across all sectors and as the foundation of human capability, economic resilience, and sustainable development, and how do we get there?

Proposal Guidance

All session proposals will need to:

Be no more than 90 mins in length.
Be a collaboration between organizations.
Respond to the overall theme, investigating its application to your group’s chosen focus area.
Commit to contribute at least $1,500 towards EH UNGA 81 operating costs, including facilities, materials, audio-visual hire and basic catering. For those collaborations with the financial means, contributions above the $1,500 minimum are appreciated.

Proposal Prioritization

Proposals that take into account the following additional guidance will be prioritized:

Come from at least three organizations working together.
Engages stakeholders from outside of education, with a focus that situates education as an enabler of wider sustainable development.
Elevate voices that have not been as present in previous editions, including students, policy makers, educators, government actors, and multilaterals.
Pursue innovative formats that facilitate conversation at eye-level.

Proposals from student and youth organizations and groups are strongly encouraged.

Proposals are due by 5pm UTC Friday, June 26 via the Education House website, with notification of status being communicated on Monday, July 6.

For additional information, please review the FAQs here.

Information Calls

The co-founding team will be hosting three information calls for applicants. You can register for the following call options by clicking the links:

Call 1 - Wednesday, June 3 8am EST / 12pm UTC / 2pm CEST / 5.30pm IST / 8pm SGT

Call 2 - Tuesday, June 9 3am EST / 7am UTC / 9am CEST / 12.30pm IST / 3pm SGT

Call 3 - Wednesday, June 10 10am EST / 2pm UTC / 4pm CEST / 19.30pm IST / 10pm SGT

Values

Education House seeks to be an inclusive, diverse and dynamic space which recognizes the agency and role of all actors, in education and beyond, in shaping a better future through education. It adheres to, and asks partners to ascribe to, the following values:

Equity and Inclusion, Centering Marginalized Voices - our collective efforts will only be successful if all voices are heard
Student-Led, Student-Centered - students are leaders now and in the future
Locally Rooted, Globally Informed - local learning can be shared globally, and global insights contextualised locally
Collaboration and Shared Leadership - we work better together, with humility and for the global good
Reflection and Growth - we’re constantly learning and being open with what we’ve learned