[duplicate] Brower Youth Awards

Summary: 

$3,000 to a youth, ages 13-22, who has shown outstanding leadership on a project with positive environmental and social impact.

Application Deadline Date: 
Monday, April 8, 2024
# Awards: 
6
Upper Limit Amount ($): 
3,000
Description: 

Earth Island Institute established The Brower Youth Award for Environmental Leadership in 2000 to honor renowned environmental advocate David Brower, who was quoted as saying “I love to see what young people can do, before someone old tells them it’s impossible.” It is with this spirit that we recognize the outstanding leadership efforts of young people who are working for the protection of our shared planet.

Each of the six recipients of the Brower Youth Awards will receive a $3,000 cash prize, a professionally produced short film about their work from an Emmy award winning film crew, and flight and lodging accommodations for a week long trip to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Award Purpose: 
Other
Year In School: 
Masters
PhD
Post Doctoral
Other
Eligibility Requirement - Gender: 
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship: 

Any

Eligibility Requirement - Residency: 

North America (including Mexico, Canada, some Caribbean Islands) and US “Territories” 

Eligibility Requirement - Other: 

Youth environmental change leaders ages 13 to 22 (as of May 1, 2020) living in North America (including Mexico, Canada, some Caribbean Islands) and US “Territories”

Specializations: 
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
 
 
 
Date Updated: 
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Recurring: 
Annual - April
Eligibility - Citizenship: 
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Foreign Nationals
DACA
Amount: 
3000