Deadline:
May 20, 2025
Location(s)
Online United States of America
Overview
Earth Island Institute established The Brower Youth Award for Environmental Leadership in 2000 to honor renowned environmental advocate David Brower, who was quoted as saying “I love to see what young people can do, before someone old tells them it’s impossible.” It is with this spirit that we recognize the outstanding leadership efforts of young people who are working for the protection of our shared planet.
Details
Applicants are assessed on the following criteria:
- Outstanding Youth Leadership: You played the major leadership role in creating, organizing and implementing your project or campaign(s).
- Issue & Approach: Your project is applying fresh solutions and approach to relevant environmental challenges.
- Project Impact, Scalability, & Replicability: Is the project’s impact significant? Can your work be used as a model for other communities or campuses?
- Charisma, Personal Commitment & Trajectory: What draws you to this work? What would winning the Brower Youth Award mean to you?
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
Youth environmental change leaders ages 13 to 22 (as of the application deadline) living in North America (including Mexico, Canada, and U.S. territories) are encouraged to apply. Our application deadline for submission is Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The link to the application is at the bottom of this page.
Dates
Deadline: May 20, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Award Details
Recipients receive a $3,000 cash prize, a short film produced about their work, a trip to participate in leadership development activities, flight, meals, and lodging accommodations.
Post event, Brower Youth Award winners join a wide network of over a hundred youth leaders across the world making a difference globally.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
