Prize : A total of €200,000 in financial support and tailored mentoring will be
awarded
Deadline : November 1
Eligibility : Young entrepreneurs (aged 30 or under)
The Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards , developed in
partnership with the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, are
looking for innovative yet practical, tangible solutions created by young people
that help make sustainable living commonplace.
Young entrepreneurs (aged 30 or under) are invited to submit groundbreaking
initiatives that tackle the challenge of sustainable living. Are you a young
entrepreneur with a product, service, or application that could change a practice
or behaviour to enable sustainable living? If so, enter your solution before 1
November, 2013.
A total of €200,000 in financial support and tailored mentoring will be awarded
to the seven most impressive entries.
Eligibility:
The competition is open to individuals aged 30 years and under, from any part
of the world
Entries must fall within one or more of the categories listed below
Assessment Criteria
Entries must have grown beyond the conceptual stage to include actions the
applicant has already taken – whether through informal networks, via an
existing institution, or by creating a new enterprise
Entries must involve products or practices that change behaviour to enable
sustainable living
Entries cannot be accepted from current Unilever employees, nor can entries
promote Unilever or its products
Entries must be submitted in English
Prizes:
One overall winner will receive the HRH The Prince of Wales Young
Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize alongside a cash award of €50,000, and a
tailored programme of advice and mentoring (worth €25,000).
Six finalists will also receive cash prizes of €10,000 along with mentoring
support (worth €10,000).
All will benefit from exposure to a range of leading sustainability experts,
entrepreneurs, and investors during the process. They will also receive
recognition via Unilever’s global channels and the University of Cambridge’s
network, as well as at a prestigious dinner in London in January 2014.
How to enter:
For advice about how to create a stronger entry, read these tips .
You must enter by 5:00pm GMT on 1 November, 2013
For more information http://winaira..com/2013/10/unilever-sustainable-living-young.html?m=1