Deadline:
April 29, 2024
Location(s)
United States of America Worldwide
Overview
The International Green Gown Awards, in association with Allianz Global Investors, are supported by UN Environment Programme and are open to any university or college across the world.
Now in their 10th year, we are pleased to announce that the 2024 Awards are open, and we encourage you to submit an application. Deadline is 29 April 2024. Details on how to apply and inspiration from past entries, can be found on the website. With 8 categories to choose from, reward your sustainability journey and apply today!
Details
Why enter the International Green Gown Awards?
- Is your institution addressing climate action?
- Is your institution benefitting society?
- Is your institution creating positive impacts?
- Is your institution integrating equity, social justice and inclusion within its sustainability work?
- Is your institution championing nature on its campuses?
- Is your institution providing next generation learning and skills?
- Is your institution empowering students?
- Is your institution the most sustainable institution of the year?
In partnership with and endorsed by the UN Environment Programme, we are looking for inspirational sustainability leaders. Recognising exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by the world's universities and colleges, the International Green Gown Awards set the bar and put every learning institution at the heart of delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The International Green Gown Awards are in partnership with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), L’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and International Association of Universities (IAU).
The International Green Gown Awards are supported by the UN Environment Programme and are open to any university or college across the world*.
The ethos of the International Green Gown Awards is to ensure the lessons and example of good practice are shared and will put universities and colleges as leaders in sustainability as well as being able to continue their learning from global leaders. The International Green Gown Awards are administered by EAUC.
There is no limit on the number of applications or categories each institution can enter. Entry is free of charge but we do ask for a suggested fee of $150 USD if your institution is able to do so. This donation helps us to continue delivering the Awards. Please make your donation here. If you are unable to use the donation site then please contact us for an invoice.
The categories are:
- 2030 Climate Action
- Benefitting Society
- Creating Impact
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Sustainability
- Nature Positive
- Next Generation Learning & Skills
- Student Engagement
- Sustainability Institution of the Year
Stage 1 of the International Green Gown Awards are open to all institutions globally*. The Stage 2 of the International Green Gown Awards will see the Stage 1 Finalists along with the Winners from the Regional Green Gown Awards.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
The International Green Gown Awards are supported by the UN Environment Programme and are open to any university or college across the world.
Conditions of Entry
By submitting an application you are agreeing to these conditions:
- All applications must be received on an official application form in English by the stated deadline. Late applications will not be accepted.
- Third party organisations may enter on behalf on an institution, but an institution employee must approve the application. Any such listings, including the Award, will use the institution's name and not to the third party organisation.
- Applications must be for an individual institution initiative and not for wider sector initiatives. Applications recognising collaboration from multiple institutions are welcomed but must have a leading institution. We recognise that partnerships can have a significant role to solving sustainability issues and these will be recognised – if appropriate - in the form of a group/partnership name.
- The Awards organisers reserve the right to refuse an entry if the rules have not been met.
- The Awards organisers reserve the right to audit winning applications to ensure that claims made are fully justified.
- Applications, by applying, agree to disseminate good practice to the sector and this information will be in the public domain.
- The Awards organisers will aim to provide generic feedback on unsuccessful applicants. However, due to the number of applications this cannot be guaranteed and specific feedback cannot be provided.
- All Finalists are required to submit a case study or video as part of their commitment for dissemination to the wider sector. Guidelines will be provided to the Finalists.
- Entries are accepted from any legal entity within the post-16/tertiary education sector. All applications will be governed by the same rules and no preferential treatment will be given. However, if you are eligible to enter a regional Green Gown Award (e.g. UK & Ireland or Australasia) then you are not eligible to apply for the International Green Gown Awards. Institutions from the Pacific region are invited to apply to International Green Gown Awards. As an exception, Pacific institutions that are members of ACTS are eligible to apply to the Green Gown Awards Australasia. However, they cannot enter both schemes in the same award cycle. Such as, if ACTS Pacific members apply to the 2024 International Green Gown Awards, they are automatically eligible to apply to the 2024 Green Gown Awards Australasia. If ACTS Pacific members apply to the 2024 Green Gown Awards Australasia, they are automatically eligible to apply to the 2025 International Green Gown Awards. Applications from institutions within those regions that have international campuses elsewhere are eligible to apply. Applications received that are not eligible to enter will automatically be discounted and will not be judged.
- All applications received agree to their contact details being passed to any relevant supporters or sponsors of the Awards. If you do not wish to have your details included you must notify us by email by 29 April 2024. Please see our privacy policy for more details.
- The Awards organiser’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- The Awards do not provide any funding or financial support.
Dates
Deadline: April 29, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Entry is free.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
