$1,000 Grant Up For Grabs In The Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) Youth Innovation Challenge 2021

Ikenna Nwachukwu

3 years ago

The Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) is inviting young people from across the world to apply for its Youth Innovation Challenge (YIC) 2021. Persons aged between 15 and 30 years, who have thought up a solution to some of the world’s biggest environmental challenges, can send in their entries.

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The GEEP is a project resulting from a partnership between the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Environmental Protection Administration, and the North American Association for Environmental Education. The Youth Innovation Challenge is organized in collaboration with Taiwan Ocean Conservation Association. Applicants for the Youth Innovation Challenge should pitch solutions that address issues in climate change, marine litter, or both. It should leverage existing approaches or suggest a novel way of tackling concerns in both these areas. About 15 finalists will be selected from the pool of entrants and will be recognized at the GEEP’s 2021 Asia Pacific Virtual EE Forum November 30-December 2.

Benefits

Finalists and winners of the challenge stand to benefit from it in the following ways:

Finalists will receive an official YIC finalist certificate.
They will get recognized on the online publications and social media pages of GEEP and the competition’s other partner organizations.
Their solution will get more exposure at the GEEP’s 2021 Asia Pacific Virtual EE Forum, which will be attended by various environmental education leaders and influencers.
Three winners will be selected from the 15 finalists and will each receive the grand prize of $1,000.

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Eligibility

Intending applicants should meet these conditions to be considered for the finals by GEEP:

They should be aged between 15 and 30 years
Their solution should tackle marine litter, climate change, or both
It should have an environmental education component
Proposals submitted should be in English

How To Apply For The Challenge

Persons seeking to enter for the challenge should submit a short pitch video (not longer than three minutes) about their solution as part of their application. The video should include a description of how the solution tackles climate change, marine litter, or both, and how it is based on sound environmental education. Applications remain open until Monday, October 25, 2021. If you would like to apply for the GEEP Youth Innovation Challenge, click here. Featured Image Source: Opportunity Desk

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