Apply for the 2023 Youth Ecopreneur Award
The International Trade Center is happy to inform you that the Youth Ecopreneur Award 2023 application period is open through May 10. Additionally, we’re thrilled to announce a special award for those making a difference in land restoration in collaboration with UNCCD – G20 Land Initiative! The top 3 finalists in this category will progress to the Mongolian finals.
Youth innovators in the green economy who are developing ideas to make the world more sustainable are what we are looking for. We want to see your application if you are a young ecopreneur with a strong dedication to sustainability and a drive to create positive change. Please submit an application if you are involved in land restoration for our recently announced special award on land restoration!
This is a wonderful chance to demonstrate your abilities and present your ideas for a better future to a large audience.
Additionally, if you know someone who satisfies these requirements, we urge you to share this wonderful opportunity with everyone in your personal and professional networks. By working together, we can advance sustainability one ground-breaking concept at a time!
At the World Export Development Forum, the ITC’s signature event, the finalists will have the opportunity to present their companies live on stage in front of business professionals, investors, and governments in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Application deadline is May 10, 2023.
The winner will take home amazing prizes including:
- 5,000 USD to support your company
- Access to the Google Startups for Sustainable Development Programme (S4SD)
- Opportunity for additional investment with investors in the Google S4SD programme
- Mentorship and support from Google
- Tailored support on IP protection from WIPO
- International exposure through spotlight pieces from ITC
- Speaking opportunities at high level events
- Travel to Mongolia to pitch and attend the WEDF
To be eligible, entrepreneurs must be:
- Must be a youth (under 35)
The Business:
- Must be majority run by a young person.
- Must be registered in an eligible country. See the list here.
- Must promote sustainability, circularity, and/ or the green economy
For the special award on land restauration, you have to have a business working on:
- Reforestation or afforestation
- Soil conservation and enrichment
- Wetland restoration
- Erosion control
- Clean-up of contaminated land
- Invasive species control
- Agroforestry and carbon farming
- Forest or urban woodland fire management
- Stream and river restoration
- Use of modern technology for any of the above
We are looking for the most talented and innovative young ecopreneurs from developing nations who are bringing about change in their neighborhood and accelerating the shift to a greener, more sustainable future.
Apply today, and/or tell everyone in your network about this opportunity. A variety of promotional materials are available here.
We have been actively marketing the award on our social media platforms, so if you could please like and share our posts to help spread the word about the chance. The following is a list of links to our social media profiles:
– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7057359241245782016
– Twitter: https://twitter.com/ITCnews/status/1651592810515124224
Click the link here to access the application form. Get in touch with us for further questions at [email protected] and [email protected].
