Deadline: 25 November 2024
The OVO Foundation in partnership with Let’s Go Zero is seeking nominations for its Nature Prize to improve children and young people’s access to nature and biodiversity.
By inspiring climate action in these schools, the project will bring over 37,000 children closer to nature. For a chance to win schools were simply asked to submit their ideas for projects.
The winning projects involve tree planting, vegetable growing and supporting wildlife on the school grounds. Their judges looked for creative and engaging ideas with the power to inspire young people and the wider school community, with a focus on including less advantaged groups in underserved areas.
Focus Areas
- It is a bonus if these projects fall within the key areas identified by Let’s Go Zero for effective carbon reduction:
- Nature
- Food
- Adaptation and Resilience
- Water
- Culture
- Waste
Funding Information
- OVO Foundations 3 year project with Let’s Go Zero will award 25 schools a year across the UK a cash prize of £1,000 or £200 for projects that bring their students closer to nature.
Geographical Focus
- They welcome applications from the government’s Priority Education Investment Areas (Blackpool, Bradford, Derby, Doncaster, Fenlands and East Cambridgeshire, Halton, Hartlepool, Hastings, Ipswich, Knowsley, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Norwich, Nottingham, Oldham, Portsmouth, Rochdale, Salford, Sandwell, Scarborough, Stoke-on-Trent, Tameside, Walsall, West Somerset)
Eligibility Criteria
- Schools, colleges and nurseries across the UK can apply – but entry is not open to independent schools
- Projects must involve students aged 18 and under
- Projects must engage with the wider school community
- They are particularly interested in hearing from schools from less advantaged areas or those in areas more vulnerable to climate impacts.
For more information, visit Let’s Go Zero.
