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YE! YOUTH ECOPRENEUR PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: March 22nd 2024, midnight CET

LOCATION: Switzerland

The YECO 2024 program is designed for young ecopreneurs looking to elevate their initiatives to new heights. Ideal candidates are innovators with a clear understanding of the environmental challenges they address, offering scalable solutions ready for acceleration. This program serves as a launchpad for those ready to make a substantial impact in environmental innovation. The YECO 2024 welcomes young entrepreneurs to submit their green business initiatives . Applicants have until March 22nd to present their proposals that reflect innovation, sustainability, and potential for impact.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicant

Must be under the age of 35 (by 22 March 2024)

Must be a member of the Ye! Community (Register here)

Must be Founder, Co-Founder or CEO

The Business

Must be majority run by a young person

Must be legally registered

The bootcamp is open globally, the accelerator is reserved for eligible countries – see the list here

Must promote land restoration, sustainability, circularity, and/or the green economy

BENEFIT:

Capacity-building for scaling your venture

Seed Funding ($100,000 USD for the land-restoration cohort, equity free)

Access to a Global Network & Exposure

Mentorship & Coaching

Legal and IP Guidance

Preferential access to Pro-Bono Legal Services from Sidley Austin

Preferential access to the Google StartUp for Sustainable Development Programme

All-Expenses-Paid Trip to International Conference for Award Finalists

Win the Youth Ecopreneur Award and get 10,000k USD prize money (1 Award per category)

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WORLDWIDE BOW SEAT OCEAN AWARENESS STUDENT CONTEST ($1,000 CASH PRIZE).

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Application Deadline: June 10, 2024

LOCATION: USA

The 2024 Ocean Awareness Contest – Tell Your Climate Story – encourages you to become a climate witness and share your own unique climate story. They are asking you to creatively express your personal experiences, insights, or perceptions about our changing climate reality. Use this opportunity to learn about the climate crisis and how it impacts your family and community, and to examine your individual responses to our evolving world. The Contest deadline is June 10, 2024.

ELIGIBILITY:

Students ages 11-18 from around the world are invited to participate in the Ocean Awareness Contest. Enter the division based on your age at the time of entry:

Junior Division: Age 11-14

Senior Division: Age 15-18

Students can participate as an individual or as a club, class, or group of any size. All students must provide the contact information for an Adult Sponsor (teacher, parent, mentor, etc.) Students who have started college or university are not eligible to participate in the Contest.

Submissions are accepted in:

Visual Art: Handcrafted

Visual Art: Digital

Poetry & Spoken Word

Creative Writing

Film

Performing Arts: Music & Dance

Interactive & Multimedia

Please review all submission requirements carefully. 

BENEFIT:

Join Bow Seat’s global community of over 30,000 young people who care about the ocean, environmental justice, and climate action, and contribute to the largest youth environmental arts collection in the world. 

Be eligible for special opportunities, like the Future Blue Youth Council. Past program participants also serve as Bow Seat interns and Contest judges!

Earn cash awards of up to $1,000!

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