Generation of Environmental Leaders Program 2024

This informs the public about the Generation of Environmental Leaders Program 2024. Details about the Program are given below. Be part of the Generation of Environmental Leaders Program (GELP) and make a lasting impact on North America’s environmental future!

Generation of Environmental Leaders Program 2024

Program Details (C$15,000 Funding)

The 2024 GELP, hosted by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, invites passionate North American youth aged 18-35 to submit innovative solutions to support North American communities and preserve our shared waters, lands and air.

Join this pivotal opportunity to lead change and shape the narrative for a sustainable tomorrow in your communities!

Following Criteria:

  • Impact and Community Engagement (40%)
  • Feasibility (25%)
  • Alignment with the CEC’s strategic pillars and the program theme (15%)
  • Identification of problem/issue (10%)
  • Innovation (10%)

Eligibility

  • Participants in the CEC Generation of Environmental Leaders Program must be between
    18 and 35 years old on the date they upload their solution to the Foundant platform.
  • The solution must be uploaded by an individual who will act as the representative for the team of submitters. The individual submitting the solution should fulfil all eligibility requirements. The solution must specify two team members. All team members must be between 18 and 35 years old.
  • Participants must be part of a team such as, but not exclusively, youth-led organizations, youth-led associations, nongovernmental organizations, not-for-profit youth-led organizations, teams of youth innovators, or entrepreneurs interested in building businesses.
  • Participants must be residents of Canada, Mexico or the United States.
  • Participants must demonstrate that their solution can suitably address or respond to critical issues related to supporting North American communities and preserving our shared waters, lands, and air.
  • The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) staff, Youth Innovation Challenge winners, Traditional Ecological Knowledge Expert Group (TEKEG), and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) members, including their immediate family members, and Generation of Environmental Leaders Program judges or their immediate family members (siblings, children, grandchildren) are not eligible to apply.
  • The youth leader representing the team, plus an additional team member, per country, will present their solution at the 2024 CEC Council Session to be held in summer 2024; therefore, participants must have a valid passport at the time of their submission and be prepared to apply for any of the required travel documents if they are selected.

How to Apply

For those interested in the Generation of Environmental Leaders Program 2024. Open this link to start the application process.

Participants must submit their solution in Foundant. All submissions must include the following information for the team representative and for an additional team member:

  • Full name (as it appears in their passport)
  • Email address
  • Current city and country of residence
  • Date of birth

All submissions must be completed by filling out every section of the online form. The external evaluation panel will select the 15 solutions that best meet the evaluation criteria, for consideration by the panel of judges. In addition, selected youth leaders must fulfill all Program requirements (see below).

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 31 March 2024.

Open this link for more details about Generation of Environmental Leaders Program 2024.

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