Deadline: 12-Sep-24
The Foundation for Environmental Stewardship (FES) is pleased to announce funding opportunity to Canadian students and educators who want to implement projects that reduce GHG emissions and/or improve net-zero literacy in their communities.
This grant serves as more than just a funding source—it’s a tool of empowerment. By supporting student-led, hands-on projects, they are reinforcing the idea that young people, when given the right resources and opportunities, can accomplish incredible feats.
Take part in experiential education that makes an impact. Student groups will be empowered to bring their ideas from conception, through planning, to execution, gaining practical skills and knowledge that will serve as life skills and career building blocks for the growing green economy.
They will support a diverse and broad range of groups, but we do aim to prioritize those in rural, remote and Indigenous communities.
Funding Information
- They are offering flexible funding amounts to meet the needs of your project. You can apply for any amount of funding you need, but ideally, they are looking to fund projects between $2,500.00 and $15,000 CAD.
Eligible Projects
- They are looking to support projects that address both of the N:OW for Net-Zero Goals:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in schools/community
- Projects that mitigate the amount of carbon and greenhouse gas emissions that your school or community is responsible for. Specifically by adapting existing infrastructure and consumption methods to more sustainable alternatives and upgrades. (Things like installing solar panels at your school so that you can get power and energy from the sun instead of fossil fuels).
- Improve net-zero and climate literacy
- Projects that provide hands on educational opportunities for students to learn climate science and net-zero solutions.
- Projects that engage in community action on net-zero and activate civic engagement on climate and net-zero advocacy.
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in schools/community
Project Leads
- Projects need to be youth led and youth implemented by a group of at least 2 youth and with support from at least one adult. To make communications simple, they will require one Youth Lead and one Adult Lead listed as contacts on behalf of your group.
- Youth Lead: Primary youth contact, between grades 6-12 that will be coordinating the implementation of this project.
- Adult Contact: Primary adult contact, preferably a teacher or administrator that is over the age of 18 and will be assisting with the implementation of this project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a part of a Canadian registered educational institution for grades 6-12 (middle schools and high schools) OR an Indigenous community project that substantially involves youth under the age of 18.
- Must be a project that is youth led and youth implemented, by at least 2 or more youth with support from at least one adult.
- Projects cannot be partisan.
- Projects cannot instigate, participate in, or lead to participation in violent or illegal activities.
- All grantees must adhere to the FES Principles and Community Values.
For more information, visit FES.