Announced by the United Nations in 2015, The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are recognized as one of the most powerful drivers of inclusive growth and sustainable development. As the world sets out to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, SDSN Youth and NOVA Impact have partnered to launch the inaugural Global Youth Innovation and Global SDG Impact Awards.
These awards are a global call to action to recognize, showcase, and support the best and brightest ideas and solutions led by the SDSN Youth youth global community and the strongest commitments driven by the private sector and academia changemakers. These changemaker’s commitments and solutions are providing pathways toward realizing the Sustainable Development Goals.
WORTH
- Awardees receive up to $2,500 to test, launch and scale their initiatives. Please note that funding is only available for the Global Youth Innovation Award
- The opportunity to collaborate and learn from SDG experts in various fields of sustainable development
- A community of mentors and experts who will help refine your ideas and solutions, overcome challenges, attract investors, and achieve your objectives
- A community of practice alongside philanthropists, community leaders, and impact investors with the ability to engage in grant-making and impact projects
- Increased visibility in the SDG and sustainability space and the ability to showcase your solutions and commitments at premier SDG events and networks
- A comprehensive suite of educational resources to learn and engage more deeply with the Sustainable Development Goals
ELIGIBILITY
- SDSN Youth Membership: Must be an active Member or alumni of the SDSN Youth Community and have participated in the SDG Students, Local Pathways, Youth Solutions, or the Global Schools programs.
- Leadership Role: Members must be a founder or co-founder of the SDG mission driven project or venture you are proposing. The project and venture must be created and led by the Founder(s).
- New or Existing Initiative: Your application includes a new project, organization, program or business, or a major new initiative of an existing organization. If this is part of an existing organization, you must distinguish the initiative from existing operations; and clearly define how this initiative is focused on the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Duration: The initial planned duration of the initiative may not exceed 12 months.
- Location: Initiatives can take place online or offline in one or more countries across the globe.
- Design: The initiative should be coherent and have clear, attainable and measurable goals. Activities should be consistent in relation to the expected goals. The budget should be realistic and correspond to the proposed activities.
- Sustainability: Your initiative or project must be sustainable (not a one-time event) financially and environmentally.
- Global Impact: Project has some idea of the overlapping transnational nature of SDGs and explores potential implications and adaptations beyond its immediate community. Clearly demonstrates a set of quantifiable impact metrics from the project, linked to the SDGs.
- Cross-cutting elements: The initiatives should take into consideration cross-cutting elements such as environmental/climate change issues, gender equality and equal opportunities.
DEADLINE: May 25 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
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