-Sierra Student Coalition: Building Environmental Campus Community (BECC) FellowshipsContests
-Young People For: Front Line Leaders Academy (FLLA)
-Greenpeace Organizing Term
-Drum Major Institute Scholars
-Women for Sustainable Development Leadership Institute
-Coal River Mountain Watch & Sludge Safety Project Internships
-Organizers wanted for CLEAN Call to Action
-Film Your IssueGrants/Scholarships
-Lorax Youth Challenge
-Brower Youth Awards
-Morris K. Udall Environmental Leadership
-Campus Progress Action Grants
-Do Something Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs
-Wild Gift Grants
-President's Environmental Youth Awards
-The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
-Young Eco-Hero Awards
Sierra Student Coalition: Building Environmental Campus Community (BECC) Fellowships
BECC organizers will work with existing environmental groups, or start a new group, to conduct a hard-hitting campaign for clean energy on campus. Positions are intended for college students and will require a commitment of 10-15 hours per week during the semester, with the possibility of extension. A limited number of $1,500 scholarships are available for exceptional applicants. Additional funds to support campus outreach and campaign events will also be available for all organizers.
http://www.ssc.org/leaders/becc.php
Young People For: Front Line Leaders Academy (FLLA)
A campaign leadership development program offered every year to 20 talented young people from across the country. FLLA provides prospective candidates and campaign leaders the ability to learn from successful political campaign professionals. Deadline April 11.
http://www.youngpeoplefor.o rg/programs/flla
Greenpeace Organizing Term
The Greenpeace Organizing Term is a semester of advanced training for student activists. It's action-filled and the best hands-on training for students to become environmental leaders.
ht tp://www.greenpeace.org/usa/getinvolved/greenpeace-organizing-term
Drum Major Institute Scholars
DMI Scholars identifies progressive college students from diverse communities and trains them in the skills necessary to obtain and succeed in entry-level public policy positions. DMI Scholars is a "Public Policy 101" for young people who want to shape the direction of our country. DMI Scholars are college sophomores and juniors.
http://www.drummajorinst itute.com/dmischolars/
Women for Sustainable Development Leadership Institute
NWF's Women for Sustainable Development (WSD) leadership institute is designed to offer career building skills and educational opportunities to participants, and the opportunity to use these skills to build awareness about international sustainable development issues on their campuses and in their communities. WSD is open to women students seeking an undergraduate degree. Award: Participants selected for WSD will attend a three-day leadership training in Washington, D.C.
http://www.nwf.org/population/wsd .cfm
Coal River Mountain and Sludge Safety Project
We are two non-profit 501(c)3 seeking Volunteers and providing Internships. Through on the ground research and community partnerships, challenges to the destructive mining practices have been established. The work will facilitate an understanding of community health issues to impacted residence and establish independent research that is crucial to a solid base of knowledge for future actions (challenging mine permits and place a check on existing or current illegal mining).
http://www.crmw.net
http://www.sludgesafety.org
Organizers for CLEAN Call to Action
Four organizers will be hired to work out of a nonprofit organization in a coalfield state or a state clean power campaign to organize the grassroots led CLEAN campaign and its efforts in the region as part of a growing national collaboration. The candidate will be embedded in an organization working on similar issues and be responsible to a national coordinating committee and report to the Executive Director of the host organization. In addition s/he will work with a team of four or five similar organizers in other states.
http://www.cleanenergya ction.net/callaction.cfm
Film Your Issue
Open to everyone 14 to 24 globally. We want to know what issues burn in the hearts and minds of young global citizens — the next generation of leaders. We want to encourage young adults to contribute to the public dialogue on pressing issues — and even influence policy. Submit your film. Millions are watching. You can help change things. deadline: April 14, 2008. max length: 2 minutes.
http://www.filmyourissue.com/i ndex.shtml
Lorax Youth Challenge
You've got a great idea for a new Campus Climate Challenge project and you've rallied folks on your campus. What do you do now? The Youth Venture - Lorax Challenge can give you the support you need to launch your idea, including up to $1000. Earth Island Institute – the organizational home of the Energy Action Coalition - has partnered with Youth Venture and Dr. Seuss Enterprises - organizations dedicated to empowering student leaders - to give students ages 12-20 support to launch lasting environmental ventures that will green their campuses and communities. Find out more about how to get funding and support at www.newleadersinitiative.org; the deadline for Action Plan submissions is May 31st, 2008.
www.newleadersinitiative.org
Brower Youth Awards The Brower Youth Awards just launched the 2008 prize search for outstanding youth leaders. We're looking for individuals ages 13-22 with the power and persistence to create environmental change. The Brower Youth Awards honors six young people annually with a $3000 cash award and weeklong trip to the San Francisco Bay Area. During that week, award recipients will participate in a week of media and public outreach and be recognized at an awards ceremony attended by 900 members of the public. Past winners have protected Native sacred sites from development, restored wetlands, spread awareness about threatened sea turtles, coordinated student networks pushing for a clean energy future, and more. Their impact doesn't stop there. They continue as environmental change agents, writers, organizers, visionaries, and speakers, supported by Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative. Join them. Apply today for the 2008 Brower Youth Award at http://www.broweryouthawards.org. Applications for the 2008 awards are due May 15.
http://www.broweryouthawards.org
Morris K. Udall Environmental Leadership Scholarship
Sophomore and Junior college students can win $5,000
http://www.udall.gov/udall.asp? link=200
Campus Progress Action Grants
Campus Progress Action Grants help students leverage their passion, creativity, ideas, and organizing talents to create progressive change on their campuses and in their communities. Award: $200 to $1,000 Application dealine: Rolling
http://campusprogress.org/ page/s/actiongrant
Do Something Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs
Do Something works to inspire, support, and celebrate young social entrepreneurs and community activists. The organization is accepting applications weekly for up to $500 grants and a scholarship program for $5,000 with a deadline of April 1, 2008.
http://www.dosomething.org/grant_ list
Wild Gift Grants
The Wild Gift provides grants to leaders who wish to embark on a self-designed year long project to protect nature or promote sustainability. The program is open to young leaders aged 21 to 30. The Wild Gift program consists of four parts: mentoring to help refine leader-designed projects, a 20-day wilderness trek, a year's support to ensure the project's success, and a seven-day trek after one year. Award: $10,000 to $15,000
http://www.wildgift.org/
President's Environmental Youth Awards
The President's Environmental Youth Awards recognizes young people across America for projects that demonstrate their commitment to the environment. K-12 students are sponsored by an adult and must submit evidence of a completed project to their regional EPA office.
http://epa.gov/enviroed/awards.html
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Honors young people ages 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in public service to people and our planet. Each year, ten national winners each receive $2,000 to support their service work or higher education. Half of each year's winners are chosen for their work to protect the environment.
http://www.barronprize.org/
Young Eco-Hero Awards
Action For Nature, a San Francisco based group, is seeking applications from 8 to 16 year olds worldwide for its 2008 International Young Eco-Hero Awards Program. The award recognizes the individual accomplishments of young people who have carried out environmental action projects which concern environmental action, advocacy, environmental health, or protection of the natural world. Award: Up to $500
http://www.a ctionfornature.org/eco-hero/ecoheroawards.html
