Deadline: 7 June 2017
Nominations are currently open for the Green Gown Awards for UK & Ireland, the most prestigious recognition of environmental best practice within the further and higher education sectors. The Awards provide the sector with benchmarks for excellence and are respected by Government, funding councils, senior management, academics and students.
The Green Gown Awards are administered and run by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) and are governed by a cross agency steering group.
Award Categories
- Organisation Categories:
- Best Newcomer
- Carbon Reduction
- Community – inclusion in the International Green Gown Award
- Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change – inclusion in the International Green Gown Awards
- Enterprise
- Employability
- Facilities and Services
- Food and Drink
- Learning and Skills
- Research and Development: Institution – REVISED FOR 2017
- Student Engagement – inclusion in International Green Gown Award
- Sustainability Reporting
- Individual Categories:
- Research and Development (Student) Award
- Sustainability Champion Award
- Sustainability Professional Award
- Leadership Award
Eligibility Criteria
- All categories are open to all post-16 educational institutions (further or higher education institutions, work-based or adult and community learning providers) with the following exceptions:
- The Best Newcomer category is only open to institutions who have either not previously applied for a Green Gown Award or have applied but never been selected as a Finalist.
- Applications are also encouraged from third parties such as catering suppliers, waste companies, transport providers, accommodation providers, architects etc. Third party organisations may enter on behalf on an institution, but an institution employee must approve the application. The Award will be made to the institution and not to the third party organisation. When filling out the application form, one must state how the partnership should be named in the communication, if selected, as a Finalist.
- If a merged college (previously a finalist) but not a new entity (i.e. with the same name), they are not eligible to apply for 2 years from date of new merger. If a merged college becomes a new entity, having previously been a finalist, then they are eligible to enter.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can download the application form available on the given website.
Eligible Countries: UK & Ireland
For more information, please visit Green Gown Awards.