Ambassador For a Day 2025: British Embassy Budapest
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-07)

The British Embassy in Budapest invites young women aged between 18 and 24 from across Hungary to enter a competition to be an Ambassador for a Day.

What is Ambassador for A Day?

Have you ever wondered how one becomes an ambassador, or what diplomats do all day? This competition will give the winners the unique opportunity to meet with the British Ambassador to Hungary at his Residence in Budapest, and to spend a day with Embassy colleagues learning and practicing valuable skills that form the core of a diplomatic mission’s work.

Why you should enter this competition

Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and therefore also half of its potential. Today there are too few women in international diplomacy, including women from under-represented backgrounds, whether ethnic, religious, economic, cultural, or personal identity. Women are not represented at parity in political and business sectors.

To end this underrepresentation, we must ensure equality of opportunity and equitable outcomes for everyone.

This is why we are encouraging women to make their voices heard on topics that affect us all.

We encourage young Hungarian women to become leaders and advocates for change by offering them the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the British Embassy in Budapest.

Who can enter

You can enter this competition if you:
- are a young woman between the ages of 18-24 at the time of submitting your application
- are a Hungarian citizen who is currently residing in Hungary
- have a confident level of spoken and written English
- are available to spend a full day of activities with us at the British Embassy on 21 May 2025
How to submit entry

To enter, you must fill in this application form (https://forms.office.com/e/sU4Ms4KiDN) in English, which includes the following questions:

a) Personal data and preferences
- your full name, age, date of birth, hometown, and the name of the secondary school/university you are currently attending (if applicable)
- contact information (phone, email, and preference to be contacted)
- severe allergies and dietary requirements, assistance required (if any) travel/accommodation preferences, workshop and training preferences
b) Essay: Who is your greatest female role model from modern history and why?
- tell us about your greatest female role model from modern history – the one you feel personally connected to. Why do you find her inspiring? Why is her message or work (still) relevant today?
- limit: your essay should not exceed 4000 characters
- deadline: please submit your application by 11:59pm CET on 5 April 2025
Please read the Terms and Conditions for entering the Ambassador for a Day 2025 Competition (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c6f72172e83aab48866dd8/Terms_and_Conditions_for_entering_the_Ambassador_for_a_Day_2025_Competition.pdf) (PDF, 139 KB, 3 pages) carefully before entering the competition.

If you are shortlisted based on your essay, we will contact you for a short online interview with the organisers – and you will have an opportunity to ask questions. Multiple time slots will be offered.

Important tips
- Please bear in mind that the topic for the 2025 competition is “Inspiring women in modern history” – this includes the Late Modern Period (from 1800 to 1945) and Contemporary History (from 1945) to the present day.
- Creativity will be an important aspect of the judging criteria. The essay should focus on your personal thoughts, interpretation and evidence-based arguments about why you feel connected to and inspired by the individual, rather than a factual historical narrative about their life.
- The competition’s jury will be comprised of a diverse panel representing different backgrounds to ensure a fair and inclusive evaluation process. For more information on the selection process, please see the Terms and Conditions.
- If you are shortlisted, we will invite you to a short online interview to get to know you and assess your English skills. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions during this conversation.
Should you have any questions, please email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

Deadlines

Make sure you enter the competition on time:
- competition opens: 8 March 2025
- deadline for applications: 11:59pm CET, 5 April 2025
- shortlisted candidates contacted for online interviews: 14-15 April 2025
- online interviews taking place: 6, 7 or 8 May (multiple time slots will be offered – to be agreed)
- final competition winners contacted: 9 May 2025
- programme taking place: 21 May 2025