Programs

There is more than one way into a serious question

Solora develops and supports opportunities that bring young people closer to research, ideas, and people working on important problems. Programs may take different forms, but they share a common purpose: to move young people from consuming knowledge to participating in inquiry.

Research Dialogues

Meet the people asking the questions

Research can feel distant when all you see is the finished result. Research Dialogues bring young people into conversation with scholars and practitioners working on important questions now.

The goal is not simply to hear a lecture. It is to understand how serious questions are approached.

Participants may explore

  • How researchers choose questions
  • How evidence is evaluated
  • Where experts disagree
  • What remains unknown
  • How research connects to public life
Interdisciplinary Inquiry

Important problems rarely belong to one subject

Interdisciplinary Inquiry brings participants together around questions that cross traditional academic boundaries.

Participants examine a problem from multiple perspectives and learn how different disciplines contribute different forms of understanding.

A single question might involve

  • Science
  • Economics
  • Technology
  • Politics
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Law
  • Design
Projects

Take an idea beyond discussion

Some questions are best understood by working on them. Project-based opportunities give participants the chance to collaborate, investigate, design, and communicate ideas connected to real-world problems.

The emphasis is on thoughtful work rather than simply producing an impressive-looking outcome.

Projects may involve

  • Research and analysis
  • Public communication
  • Collaborative problem-solving
  • Community initiatives
  • Policy questions
  • Design and experimentation
Forums and Global Exchange

Think beyond your own context

Many important questions look different depending on where you are in the world. Solora supports opportunities for young people to encounter perspectives beyond their own communities and national contexts.

Understanding the world requires more than knowing facts about it. It requires learning to see it from more than one position.

Global exchange encourages participants to

  • Compare different experiences
  • Understand competing priorities
  • Learn across cultural differences
  • Collaborate internationally
  • Recognize where their assumptions come from
Partner Programs

Good opportunities already exist

Solora also shares and develops relationships with programs, institutions, and initiatives aligned with our mission. When we find opportunities that we believe are genuinely valuable for young people, we help make them easier to discover.

Our role is not only to create programs. It is also to connect young people with meaningful opportunities beyond Solora itself.

What participants gain

The purpose is not another line for an application

We hope participants leave with something more durable:

  • Greater intellectual curiosity
  • More confidence approaching unfamiliar ideas
  • Experience working across disciplines
  • Exposure to different perspectives
  • A stronger understanding of how knowledge is developed
  • Better questions than they started with

Opportunities change

Some programs are ongoing. Others are offered at specific times or developed with partners.

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