Upcoming Events & Opportunities

Here are a few ways you can get more informed and involved: 

• Azul's Rising Leaders Initiative - Offers free leadership training for ocean conservation advocacy, including a week-long advocacy campaign in Washington D.C. Participants receive ongoing support for continued involvement in ocean justice efforts. Includes a $1,200 stipend. Ages 21 and over. Apply by 10 March.

• Indigenous Climate Action Summer Fellowship - Empowers indigenous young people and people with a variety of different types of lived experience to carry out innovative research on social isolation and belonging. It offers competitive wages and several opportunities. Open for young people, students, new graduates etc. Apply by 11:59pm EST, 10 March.

• Loss and Damage Youth Coalition Grant - Aimed at supporting women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples to create and share their own solutions for climate resilience, and who are taking concrete actions to address the impact of climate change in vulnerable communities. Up to $50k USD. Apply by 15 March.

• Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are - A storytelling contest for entry level filmmakers to showcase exceptional stories within their communities that reunite people and planet in communal ways while remembering the past to move forward. First Place: $10,000 Award. Submit by 1:59pm PST, 15 March. 

• EE 30 Under 30 - Recognizes young people across the globe who are building a sustainable future through education. Awardees join a growing alumni network and receive ongoing opportunities to grow and promote their work. Nominate yourself or someone you know! Submit by 25 March.

• The Youth Design Challenge - This challenge provides classroom and informal educators with a new framework to introduce biomimicry and an interdisciplinary approach to science and environmental literacy. Open to middle and high school students. Register by 5pm PST, 28 March.

• Hazel M. Johnson Fellows - This fellowship program is for early career self-identified Black women or gender-expansive persons who are aspiring climate and environmental professionals in the USA. Mentorship, networking opportunities, and stipend provided. Apply by 29 March.

• Generation of Environmental Leaders Program - Submit innovative solutions to support North American communities and preserve our shared waters, lands and air. Program provides mentorship, networking and seed-funding of $15,000 to support the project. Age 18-35 residing in Canada, Mexico, or the United States. Submit by 31 March.

• 2024 Brower Youth Awards - We recognize the outstanding leadership efforts of young people who are working for the protection of our shared planet. Ages 13 to 22, living in North America. $3,000 cash prize and more. Submit by 8 April.

• Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes - Celebrates inspiring young people in North America ages 8-18 who have made a significant positive impact on people, their communities, and the environment. Up to $10k USD. Apply by 15 April.

• Algalita Student Mini Grants - Available to students looking for financial support for their personal education, school and community projects, internships, networking events, etc. connected to addressing the plastic crisis. Open to global youth ages 11-25. Up to $2000 USD. Apply by 15 April.

• Our Ocean Conference 2024 - The 9th annual conference, taking place in Athens, Greece, will be a space for collaborative dialogue between Heads of State, private sector, civil society and academia around the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, as well as public awareness about the ocean. Are you a young person attending the Our Ocean Conference? Let us know! 15-17 April.

• EarthEcho OurEcho Challenge - A STEM competition that empowers young changemakers in the US and in the UK, ages 13-16, to take a closer look at biodiversity in their communities. Cash prize up to $5000 USD. Apply by 26 April.

• The Iris Prize - The Iris Prize acknowledges the diverse approaches to nature restoration, embracing both traditional stewardship and innovative technologies. By rewarding both new ideas and established projects, it aims to overcome barriers preventing young people from advocating for nature-related change. Win up to $15,000. Ages 14-24. Apply by 30 April.

• 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States - Leaders from SIDS and beyond will convene over four days, aiming to generate new ideas, support pledges, and fulfill commitments to tackle SIDS-specific challenges such as the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and debt. Online events taking place 27-30 May.