Environmental Award and Grant Opportunities

2010 Brower Youth Awards
Deadline: May 15, 2010The Brower Youth Awards has launched the 2010 prize search for outstanding grassroots environmental leaders across North America to celebrate eco-activists, ages 13-22, leading the way to a green, just future. Six Brower Youth Award recipients will receive a $3,000 cash prize, an all-expenses paid trip to San Francisco to speak at an inspirational award ceremony, and media coverage.
http://www.broweryouthawards.org/apply

EPA-Sponsored Environmental Justice Contest: Faces of the Grassroots
Deadline: April 8, 2010The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sponsoring this environmental justice video contest that challenges professional or aspiring filmmakers to create videos that capture the faces of the environmental justice movement. Videos can focus on any environmental justice activity, issue, or topic. Awards will be given to the winning submissions in each category.
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice...

International Children's Painting Competition
Deadline: April 15, 2010The United Nations Environment Programme's International Children's Painting Competition invites young people (ages 6-14) to submit their paintings on the theme to the relevant UNEP Regional Office. This year's theme is "Biodiversity: Connecting with Nature." The competition encourages children from all parts of the world to focus on particular environmental issues and how these issues affect their communities. Regional winners will be announced on World Environment Day, June 5, 2010. The regional first prize winners each will receive a cash prize and a trip for themselves and an accompanying adult to the Tunza International Children’s Conference in Aichi, Japan, August 2010.
http://www.unep.org/tunza/children/inner.asp?ct=co...

Nominate a Young Environmental Hero for a $2500 Barron Prize
Nomination Deadline: April 30, 2010The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes seeks nominations for its 2010 awards. The Barron Prize honors young people ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Half of each year’s 10 winners are chosen for their work to protect the environment. Winners each receive $2,500 to support their service work or higher education.
http://www.barronprize.org/