The Young Climate Champions Competition

IDEA Public Union and the British Embassy, ​​with the joint support of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, invite students of grades 8-11 to participate in the Young Climate Champions competition.
Schools are invited to form their own teams (maximum 5 students per team from the same school) and submit project proposals that will help reduce the carbon footprint of the school or local community. Possible areas of action may include awareness and publicity campaigns, clean-up campaigns and the introduction of green technologies. All applications will be reviewed by the Selection Committee and the teams presenting the most creative and effective project proposals will be invited for an interview. Teams that successfully pass the interview will be able to get small grants from the organizers to implement their ideas in March-April 2023. Mentors will be appointed by the organizers to support the winning teams in implementing their project proposals.

Who can apply?
• 8th-11th grade students from all schools of Azerbaijan
• Having good communication and presentation skills
• Enthusiastic and willing to commit time and effort to carry out activities that will help the school or community to reduce emissions
• Interested in climate related work and passionate about tackling climate change
• Having an intermediate level of English
• Having a laptop and reliable internet connection for online meetings with mentors

How to apply?
Send your project proposals to [email protected] with the subject line Young Climate Champions. All projects must be submitted in English (double-spaced, Arial, 12 font) using the template in the link. The template should clearly state the required budget, action plan and expected results. All proposals must be submitted by 12:00 GMT+4 on Thursday, February 09, 2023.