rules & guidelines

Project ideas are evaluated and grants are awarded on an ongoing basis. Do not wait until December 31, 2008 to submit your ideas.

Eligibility Criteria

1. The challenge is open to all youth between the ages of 12 and 20 in North America and Europe and 12 and 24 everywhere else. (Proof of age will be required before grants can be approved.)

2. Each participant is limited to one grant.

3. Each participant will be required to submit an action plan showing what activities will be carried out and how the grant will be spent.

4. Each participant will need to form a team with at least two other youth to qualify for funding.

5. Participants under age of 18 must have parental or guardian support and approval to receive grants and launch projects.

6. Ideas and action plans should be submitted before December 31, 2008 in English, Spanish, Portuguese or French.

Assessment Criteria

Grants will be awarded to projects that best meet the following criteria:

1. Innovation – Project includes a new solution or new approach to addressing an environmental issue.

2. Impact – Project has potential to produce significant or measurable impact on the issue it addresses.

3. Sustainability – Project has potential to produce on-going positive change. In other words, it’s not a one time event.

4. Youth-led and youth-driven – Leaders of the project should be between 12 and 20 (North America and Europe) and 12 and 24 (everywhere else).

General Guidelines

1. Deadline – The last date to submit a project idea is December 31, 2008.

2. Grants – Up to 25 grants will be awarded for this challenge.

3. Entries – Submit an idea first. If your idea meets our criteria (see above), we will send you an application (an “action plan”) to apply for a grant. We welcome all ideas, even if they are similar to ideas other youth have submitted.

Disclaimer — Compliance with Legal Restrictions

Ashoka GenV complies fully with all U.S. laws and regulations, including Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations, export control, and anti-money laundering laws. All grants will be awarded subject to compliance with such laws. Ashoka will not make any grant if it finds that to do so would be unlawful. This may prohibit awards in certain countries and/or to certain individuals or entities. All recipients will comply with these laws to the extent they are applicable to such recipients. No recipient will take any action that would cause Ashoka to violate any laws. Additionally, Ashoka will not make any grant to a company involved in the promotion of tobacco use.

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