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Young Leaders in Environmental Issues and Climate Change
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Sponsor
The British Council Eureka Prize for Young Leaders in Environmental Issues and Climate Change (2007) is sponsored by British Council.
Description
The British Council Eureka Prize for Young Leaders in Environmental Issues and Climate Change is awarded to a young Australian aged 21-30 for scientific or technological leadership in responding to the challenges that threaten our environment and our climate.
prize
The winner will receive a $10,000 study tour to the United Kingdom, organised by the British Council.
The tour program will be developed by the British Council in consultation with the winner. It is designed to enable the winner to interact with appropriate British counterparts and to facilitate British and Australian cooperation in the winner's field.
While the trip will be organised at a time convenient to the winner, it needs to be taken within 12 months of the winning announcement. Travel for the trip needs to have been finalised, booked and paid for by 31 March in the year following the announcement of the winner. The duration of the trip will be finalised in consultation between the winner and the British Council, but would typically last between 4 and 6 weeks. The British Council will be responsible for organising travel, accommodation and program details.
Purpose
The British Council Eureka Prize for Young Leaders in Environmental Issues and Climate Change is awarded to a young Australian aged 21 – 30 for scientific or technological leadership in responding to the challenges that threaten our environment and our climate. The prize is intended to benefit outstanding young people who have demonstrated the potential to accelerate quickly into leadership positions in fields relevant to this prize.
