Competition

UNEP Young Champions of the Earth

UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

Funded

Young Champions of the Earth is the UNEP award for young people with ideas to fight climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Each champion receives 10,000 US dollars in seed funding plus training and mentoring. Champions travel to New York to pitch for a further 100,000 US dollar grant and join UN events.

Deadline

Usually opens in February and closes in March

Funding

10,000 US dollars in seed funding, training, mentoring, and a trip to New York for a pitch competition

Where

Multiple countries

Who it's for

Young environmental entrepreneurs aged 18 to 30

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Open to people aged 18 to 30 who have worked on their environmental idea for at least six months.

Field of study

Environment and climate

Length

1 year

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