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ICAW POSTER/VIDEO CONTEST

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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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HALYCON CLIMATE FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: 20 October, 2023

LOCATION: USA

Apply for the Climate Fellowship to drive climate impact globally. This brings founders from across the USA and the globe together, empowering entrepreneurs to address climate challenges through Renewable Energy, Green Building, Climate Data, Agriculture, WaterTech, and Blue Economy solutions. Gain expert training, an immersive 8-week in-person program in Washington, DC, and critical resources to accelerate your venture.

ELIGIBILITY:

Looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges related to Climate change.

Location: Can have operations anywhere in the world 

Stage: Must have a Minimum Viable Product that has the potential to scale 

Team: 

May apply with up to one co-founder

Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power

Must be fluent in English

Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program

Must be able to participate in all activities and programming sessions 

Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards 1 or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs

BENEFIT:

Each program includes specific benefits to fellows. Fellows accepted into this program will receive the following:

$10,000 USD equity-free living stipend per venture

$10,000 USD in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing credits

Additional technical support from Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Access to a world-class network of mentors and advisors

Bespoke training on:

Business fundamentals

Investment readiness

Impact definition and measurement

Leadership

World-wide community of impact-driven entrepreneurs

Workshops with legal experts

Pro bono consulting support from Deloitte

Access to one-on-one coaching for each founder with certified leadership coaches

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