The Millennium Oceans Prize is returning for its sixth year to support and celebrate students who are passionate about conserving, protecting, and sustainably using oceans, seas, and marine water and life.

Benefits

The Millennium Oceans Prize targets Sustainable Development Goal 14 by celebrating youth activists who are focused on enriching their communities through advancing marine and freshwater conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. Prize winners will receive mentorship and a $5,000 prize for implementation of a concrete campaign idea to spark change and garner support in advocacy, policy, and leadership for oceans and freshwater systems.

Prize Information

• Up to $5,000 to implement your winning campaign/
• Direct mentorship from MCN.
• Write to the media partners about their campaign.
• Co-curate campaign action groups, mobilizing and coordinating with peers who are passionate about SDG 14
• Co-curate global webinars with the MCN and the Remmer Family Foundation during the academic year to keep peers engaged and involved.

Eligibilities 

This program is for campaign ideas that are concrete and can rally your peers to mobilize in this sector. How can you engage youth leaders on other campuses and in communities across the globe to fight for and champion advocacy and leadership for the oceans, freshwater systems, sustainable fishing, and marine conservation? The campaign could take shape through activism, social entrepreneurship, or research. How will you mobilize your community and inspire youth leaders worldwide to take part in the fight for sustainable practices that protect our oceans and freshwater systems?

Timeline

• May 1, 2020: Millennium Ocean Prize Opens.
• May 30: Priority Round 1 Deadline. Early applications strongly encouraged.
• June 15: Final Application Deadline
• July 1: Finalists Interview
• August 1st: 2020 Millennium Oceans Prize winner announced
• August – April 2020: Campaign is in action.
• Mid-September: Millennium Oceans Prize Winner formally recognized in front of student leaders and global leaders worldwide.
• Summer/Fall 2020: Campaign results shared.

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