Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Now on Earth Youth Adventure Grant is now open for applications to support young adults aged 18-24 undertaking an adventurous expedition.
The Foundation believes that adventure can have a hugely positive and long-term impact on self-confidence, resilience and fulfilment. At a time when mental health issues, particularly in teens and young adults, are spiralling out of control, they hope to give some young people the opportunity to challenge themselves, by offering some financial support for their adventure endeavours. Money should not, after all, be a barrier to attempting what could be a transformational life experience! By offering small grants they hope to make these adventures more accessible to more young people.
Why offer a Grant?
- They’re facing an unprecedented mental health crisis. There is a growing body of evidence which suggests that adventure and challenge are essential to their wellbeing. In westernised society in particular, the adventurous elements once commonplace in their children’s upbringing have been gradually stripped away by health and safety measures in schools and wider society, the drifting apart of larger, close-knit family groups and communities (which would once have collectively kept an eye on the children, giving them more freedom to explore within safe boundaries), and the risk-averse approach to parenting, often born of fears exaggerated by the constant bombardment, through their ‘always-on’ technology, of negative media stories.
- This is an imbalance which urgently needs to be addressed. They’re advocates of the #adventurerevolution. By giving young people the opportunity to challenge themselves, adventure can lead them to uncover new perspectives, develop stronger social connections, lessen anxiety, increase self-belief, and access deeper levels of resilience.
Criteria
- For young adults based in the UK, aged 18-24.
- The expedition must be ‘human-powered’, involve physical exertion, have a clearly defined goal, be as original as possible and span a minimum of 3 days.
- Application can be for an individual or for a team of up to 4 persons (who must also meet criteria). Application to be made by a lead individual, who will receive the grant funds.
- The expedition must be recorded afterwards in a blog post with photographs, or in film format, for us to share on the website, with sponsors and on social media to help promote the grant.
- Applications for an adventure with purpose (environmental, social etc) will score extra points!
- Grants awards will generally be between £100-£500 depending on the expedition, although potentially more in a minority of cases.
- Expedition must take place within 12 months of the grant being awarded.
- Applying for the Now on Earth Youth Adventure Grant implies acceptance of these conditions.
For more information, visit Now on Earth.