Nissan’s Generation Next is all about helping the best and brightest on the road to success.
They’re seeking ambitious people who could use a car or van to achieve their dreams of becoming Ireland’s next generation of leaders on the local, national and international stage.
10 people who exemplify the drive to succeed in their chosen field will be given a brand new, taxed and insured Nissan to drive for a year as part of the innovative Nissan Generation Next car ambassador programme. If this sounds like you, apply here.
The 10 members of the Class of 2014, selected from over 650 applicants nationwide, have achieved remarkable success during the past year.
The Class of 2014 Nissan Generation Next ambassadors included Irish writer and director Gerard Barrett whose acclaimed film ‘Glassland’ featuring Jack Reynor and Toni Colette won the best acting award at the renowned Sundance Film Festival last February.
30 year-old Emma Fogarty from Laois learned how to drive and became the first and oldest woman in Ireland living with EB – a painful, debilitating condition that makes her skin as fragile as a butterfly’s wing – to pass her driving test.
Clare inter-county hurler Seadna Morley (21) won an All-Star and was crowned Munster U21 Hurler of the Year, while Dubliner Emma Cahill (25) is set on qualifying for the 2016 Paralympics in Equestrian Games three years after a serious injury and being told that she would never walk again.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
If you’re currently working hard to turn an ambition you’re passionate about into reality, and you feel the use of a Nissan would help you get there – then you should apply.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
A shortlist of 20 candidates will be announced and put forward to a 4 week voting period. The 7 individuals with the largest number of votes will win a place on the Nissan Generation Next Programme. The judges at Nissan will also select 3 applicants whom they believe are deserving of a place on the programme.
