Youth Save the Planet
The world climate crisis has prompted a massive youth movement for Climate Action, unfortunately, not so much awareness has been created for the younger generation. For Climate Advocacy to be considered sustainable, the younger generation (under 18) are expected to be educated, aware, and taking action on climate change. ShareYourself wants to inspire young people in primary and secondary schools towards Climate Action by funding their ideas, innovations and actions geared towards Climate Action through a $500 grant for 6 winning applicants. The project creator can either be an individual student, student groups, or even an entire classroom. This grant will require that each young applicant under the age of 18 must have an adult as his/her team guide, to help with the project management, without any further influence on the project. The adult is only a helper and should not have too much of an influence on your project, we expect the youth to lead and manage the project.
SDG:
- #13 Climate Change
Application Open Date:
April 19, 2021
Application Close Date:
May 21, 2021
Grant Award Decision Date:
May 24, 2021
Winners
Maryamu Luka - ECO SCHOOL: FOR CHILDREN IN CRISIS CAMP
Dominion School - School Farm Project
Lutheran Primary School - TEACH THE FUTURE
In order for your application to qualify for our decision making process, you must have completed the following requirements:
- Create a social impact Project on the SYS platform (unless you already have a project that is solving the need)
- Upload a project photo
- Upload a profile photo
- Have at least 2 NEW team members on your project that you have not worked with on past projects
- Create project updates on the ShareYourself platform - at least one is required, however, the more you post the better your chances.
- Create multiple milestones and tasks by using the project management features on ShareYourself - the more you post the better your chances.
- Share the grant to your social media
Additional information:
- The grant money must be used to benefit the project, not the recipient.
- The project must have a focus on elevating the lives of impoverished children.
- Grants are awarded to projects that demonstrate progress, viability, and strong involvement from the project creator and team members.
- Projects which have clearly articulated their goals and have a realistic execution plan will be favored.
- Please note, that while many people apply to these grants, only one will be chosen.
Am I elibigle?
Eligibility is dependent on the parameters in the grant description under the General Info tab.
Who is deciding the grant winners? Back to top
Winners are decided by either specific clients providing the grant or by members of the ShareYourself staff. We select winners during a meeting dedicated to thoroughly reviewing each individual application and project.
How does ShareYourself decide the grant winners? Back to top
If the ShareYourself staff is choosing winners rather than an external client or grant provider we do the following...
Grant winners are chosen based on the following criteria:
Grant winners are chosen based on the following criteria:
- The project must meet the grant criteria; whether it’s location or theme.
- The quality of steps taken towards completion of requirements.
- Active interaction with the ShareYourself platform by both the project creator and their team.
- Activity is defined as demonstrating progress on the development of the project, which includes:
- Frequency of logins
- Opening and closing tasks and milestones
- Creating detailed, creative and authentic tasks and milestones
- Sharing updates
- Activity is defined as demonstrating progress on the development of the project, which includes:
- Active communication with the ShareYourself team regarding the project.
- Demonstration of enthusiasm and dedication for the project, social/environmental impact, and action the project requires in order to succeed.
What stage should my idea be? Back to top
We accept projects that are at any stage of completion. In fact, we encourage new projects so that the applicant is able to collaborate and share ideas with the ShareYourself community.
What is the timeline? Back to top
The timeline for each grant application will be listed under the General Info tab.
Can my idea be an international venture/project or does my project need to be based in the USA? Back to top
This depends on the grant, to find out if you meet the guidelines read the parameters in the grant description under the General Info tab.
What are my chances of winning? Back to top
The majority of our grants are awarded to multiple applicants, if you demonstrate that you have a dedication to improving our world - then you will have a higher chance of winning the grant.