If you are or know someone who loves to take a stand and strives for various socio-environmental changes, you must glance upon these esteemed awards for environmental and social causes.
You must have come across a bunch of information about fellowships and scholarships on various subjects, namely natural and social sciences, art, music, theater, journalism, and STEM. However, how often have you seen people getting recognized for their efforts in the socio-economic sector? Therefore, to acknowledge the activist in you, Youth Time weekly digest on awards and fellowships for environmental and social causes.
Goi International Essay Contest for Young People ( ¥ 100,000)
This yearly essay contest is designed to harness the enthusiasm, creativity, and initiative of the world’s youth in the promotion of a culture of peace and sustainable development. It also hopes to motivate society to learn from young brains and consider how each of us can make a difference in the world. The program is part of UNESCO’s Education for Sustainable Development: Achieving the SDGs initiative.
Organization
The Goi Peace Foundation is an organization based in Japan for public benefits sponsored by members from all over the world who work together to foster a culture of peace. The foundation’s objective is to develop a sustainable and harmonious global society by fostering awareness, ethics, and knowledge for peace, as well as encouraging collaboration among individuals and organizations from many disciplines such as education, science, culture, and the arts.
The essay competition is organized by The Goi Peace Foundation under the auspices of The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Japan Private High School Federation, Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education, Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Nikkei Inc. The competition is supported by Seiko Holdings Corporations, Plus Corporations.
Awards
The following awards will be given in the Children’s category and Youth category respectively:
- 1st Prize: Certificate, prize of 100,000 Yen (approx. USD 840 as of Feb. 2022) and gift- 1 entrant
- 2nd Prize: Certificate, prize of 50,000 Yen (approx. USD 420 as of Feb. 2022) and gift- 3 entrants
- 3rd Prize: Certificate and gift- 5 entrants
- Honorable Mention: Certificate and gift- 25 entrants
Deadline
The entries are accepted till June 15, 2022, (23:59 hours of your local time).
Eligibility
- Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as of June 15, 2022) in one of the following age categories: a) Children (ages up to 14) b) Youth (ages 15 – 25)
- Essays must be 700 words or less in English or French, or 1600 characters or less in Japanese. Essays must be typed, with your name and essay title included at the top of the first page.
- There are no particular rules regarding formatting (font style, size, line space, etc.). However, essays must be submitted in either MS Word (DOC/DOCX) or PDF format. Also, your essay file size must be 2MB or less.
For more information, please visit the official website.
WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award (SEK 50,000)
The International Youth Award seeks to encourage and acknowledge young people who actively contribute towards the enhancement of a sustainable world. The theme for 2022 is Sustainable Aquaculture, and the nominations are open for the prize. Individuals, groups, and organizations, all invited to participate and contest for the prestigious award.
Organization
The world’s leading sustainability award organisation aims to recognise and support outstanding contributions from around the world. Our goal is to stimulate creativity and achieve lasting synergies as we strive to strike the right balance between ecological, environmental and social needs. The award has been presented in Gothenburg since 2000.
Award
The winner of the WIN WIN Youth Award will receive SEK 50,000 at the WIN WIN Award ceremony in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Deadline
The nominations close on April 30, 2022.
Eligibility
Individuals, organisations, and movements from all over the world with members aged 13 to 29 are encouraged to contribute.
Read more about the opportunity on the official site.
AWiM Africa Environment Reporting Programme 2022
African Women in the Media (AWiM) is looking for submissions for stories that are solution-focused and highlight the gendered aspects of environmental concerns in Africa. The organisation is especially interested in in-depth stories that investigate environmental solutions with a focus on any of the 12 components of the African Green Stimulus Program. Journalists might also stress on the implications of the Covid-19 outbreak on ecosystems, biodiversity, conservation, waste management, and other concerns relating to Africa’s larger environmental difficulties that affect women. Pitches that focus on stories that have received little attention are preferred. So keep an eye out for themes that offer distinct gendered perspectives on environmental difficulties.
Organization
African Women in the Media (AWiM) is a global network for African women working in media sectors. The goal is to positively affect how media operates in regard to women, with the hope of one day having equal participation in media industries for women of African descent. AWiMNews provides information concerning women’s rights and media. AWiMNews promotes the connection of women’s rights and the media, addressing the obvious issue of insufficient coverage of African women’s rights and concerns in media discourse.
Award
- Free training on solutions reporting on the environment designed in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network.
- Free training on reporting gender angles of environmental issues.
- Editorial coaching as part of a community of practice.
- $100 towards your story.
Deadline
There is no proposed deadline for the program.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be women journalists based in any country in Africa.
- For the purposes of this reporting grant opportunity, we will only be accepting applications in English. You must either have a working understanding of English or be able to translate your work.
- Pitches are open to women journalists working in any medium (e.g. online, print, television, radio etc.) and other media practitioners with a history of covering environmental beat.
- Pitches from freelance reporters and staff from all types of media organisations – international, national, local and community-based are encouraged.
- Where you are staff of a media organisation, please indicate in your pitch if your organisation would like to co-publish your story.
For a detailed overview, please visit the official website.
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