ICAW POSTER/VIDEO CONTEST

Application Deadline:  November 1st by midnight (ET)

LOCATION: USA

Each year, the International Compost Awareness Week Committee holds a poster contest to pick a new design for the annual poster. There is always a new theme for ICAW, which is highlighted on the poster as well as the dates for ICAW. The theme for the 2024 ICAW is ” COMPOST… Nature’s Climate Champion! ” chosen by participating international partners incorporating the collective focus on one of the initiatives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which is “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.”

ICAW Video Contest
Grade 4 – 8 (Age 10 – 13)

Offered to children and teens ages 10 – 13, the video contest asked for a 30 second video highlighting ICAW and the theme for this year, COMPOST…Nature’s Climate Champion! Should show something related to the benefits of compost use and/or organics recycling and the benefit it has to help with climate change. Such as: compost bin, vegetable or fruit garden, food waste and then compost. For more ideas on what you might want to include in your video, contact us at info@compostfoundation.org

ELIGIBILITY:

The poster contest is open to anyone from anywhere in the world age 14 or older. The video contest is for ages 10 – 13.

Video entry checklist:

Must have in the video International Compost Awareness Week, May 5 – 11, 2024 either written or said verbally

Must have COMPOST… Nature’s Climate Champion! written or said verbally

Video Length: No more than 30 seconds

BENEFIT:

Prize is $500 and the winning design is used as the official ICAW 2024 poster – sent to thousands of people.

The winner of the video contest will receive $100.

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REACH OXFORD SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline:  7 February 2024

LOCATION: Oxford, England

A number of Reach Oxford scholarships (formerly Oxford Student Scholarships) are offered to students from low-income countries who, for political or financial reasons, or because suitable educational facilities do not exist, cannot study for a degree in their own countries.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applications for 2024 entry will open in January 2024.

Details on how to apply for a scholarship for 2024 entry will be made available on this page in January 2024. 

For 2024 entry applicants who apply by the 7 February 2024 scholarship deadline, the selection process will be undertaken in March 2024. 

Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application in April 2024

Applicants must be nationals of countries who receive official development assistance from the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

All subjects in the course listing, except medicine 

Not all colleges are able to offer Reach Oxford Scholarships every year. If you are accepted by a college that is not participating in the scheme, this will not prevent you from applying for and being awarded a scholarship. If your application is successful, arrangements will be made to transfer you between colleges.

This scheme is only suitable for candidates who have received an offer and who are of the highest academic ability. 

BENEFIT:

Course fees, a grant for living costs and one return air fare per year 

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