Calendar & Opportunities

December 31, 2008 | Deadline for President's Environmental Youth Awards
Since 1971, EPA has sponsored the President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA). The program recognizes young people across America for projects which demonstrate their commitment to the environment. Young people in all 50 states and the U.S. territories are invited to participate in the program. Projects submitted in the past have covered a wide range of subject areas including recycling programs in schools and communities; construction of nature preserves; major tree planting programs; videos, skits, and newsletters created by students that focused on environmental issues; and environmental science projects. To be eligible to compete, a student or students, sponsored by an adult, must submit to their local EPA regional office evidence of a completed project as defined in the PEYA application, as well as a completed application. More information can be found at the PEYA website.

January 9, 2009 | Deadline for Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award
What is the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award? An innovative design competition for teams of high school students. Teams of up to 5 must create their own science and technology related business products or concepts in one of three competition categories: 1) Create an innovative concept for personal use in spaceflight. 2) Create an entrepreneurial enterprise for lunar exploration. 3) Create a new, clean, carbon-free way of using renewable energy to change everyday life. More information can be found at www.conradawards.org.

January 15, 2009 | Deadline for International Children's Painting Competition on Climate Change
Children around the world aged 5 to 13 are invited to submit paintings on the challenges of climate change and what we can do about it as part of the 18th International Children's Painting Competition. Organized by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Japan-based Foundation for Global Peace, Bayer and Nikon Corporation, this competition will award cash prizes to one global winner and six regional winners. For entry guideliness and more information, visit the UNEP website.

March 31, 2009 | Deadline to register for Imagine Tomorrow competition
More than $100,000 in cash will be awarded to high school students and their schools in Imagine Tomorrow, Washington's annual energy competition. How would you power your future? Have your students team up and present their ideas to address the world's energy problems. It doesn't matter if a student's strongest subject is science, social studies, business, engineering, or art and design-their viewpoint matters in Imagine Tomorrow. Last year's contestants and advisors called Imagine Tomorrow "a life-changing experience," and "a launching pad." The Grand Prize winners took home a total of $20,000, including $5,000 for their school, thanks to Imagine Tomorrow sponsors. This May 29-31, join competing high school teams from throughout Washington. There's no registration fee, just a chance to win thousands of dollars for your students and your school. More information can be found at http://imagine.wsu.edu