Feb 10, Egis Foundation Team Up for Climate Challenge for Students and Young Professionals

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Egis Foundation Team Up for Climate Challenge for Students and Young Professionals

Egis Foundation is inviting you to create or join a team to come up with an innovative solution on the topic : adapting and living together in the face of climate risks.

Every year, the Egis mentors and makesense support more than 500 youths from more than 50 countries on real-life issues in their own communities, to help their communities adapt to climate change.

For this 3rd edition, Egis Foundation decided to go even further in the support for projects to give them a real chance of of becoming reality:

Requirements

This challenge is open to students, interns and trainees from EGIS as well as young graduates.

Prize:

  • In addition to the cash prize of up to €5,000, egis will be giving a boost of up to €7,000 to the winners who prove to us that they’ve launched the project.
  • Ceremony and study trip
  • Public presentation of projects at a major event in Paris + for 1st Prize : 2 days of meetings with associations, academics and professionals to further develop the project.
  • 30,000€ in prizes to share!
  • An individual prize for each member (from €500 to €1,000), financial planning workshops valued at €5,000 € and a boost of €3,000 to €7,000 conditional on the project’s launch.
  • Highlighting the project with Photoclimat
  • Participation in an art project to be exhibited at the Photoclimat festival in 2025 in Paris.

    Prize

    €1,000 per team member

  • Study trip and Awards Ceremony in Paris
  • Individual financial planning coaching with makesense

    BOOST €7,000 (conditioned)

    To ensure project continuity 6 to 8 months later

    2nd Prize

    €750 per team member

    Individual financial

    planning coaching with makesense

    BOOST €4,000 (conditioned)

    To ensure project continuity 6 to 8 months later

    3rd Prize

    Egis Employee Special Prize

    Prize

    €500 per team member

    Individual financial planning coaching with makesense

    BOOST €3,000 (conditioned)

    To ensure project continuity 6 to 8 months later

    Categories

  • Inform & Raise Awareness: How can we raise awareness of local climate risks and better inform local populations to help them take action?
  • Anticipate and Prepare: How can we better anticipate climate risks and help populations improve their ability to recover after a catastrophe?
  • Protect: How can we implement solutions to protect people at risk and reduce their vulnerability?

    Benefits

    Join forces with other students from all over the world

    An opportunity to talk to other students about issues of civic engagement.

    Entrepreneurship Experience

    Participation in collective workshops with makesense to develop the project with this NGO specializing in social innovation.

    Mentoring and Guidance

    Team mentoring with Egis professionals to develop your project.

    Career opportunities and alumni network

    Opportunity to meet Egis teams and professions during visits to our offices and join the Team Up for Climate Alumni network.

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; Egis Foundation Team Up for Climate Challenge for Students and Young Professionals

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