Ashden Awards (International)

Grant Name:

Awarding Organisation:

Type of Grant:

Monetary

Technology Granted:

Eligible Conservation/Development Objectives

Communication; Data Management and Information Sharing; Remote Power; Tracking

Eligible Country/Region:

Developing economies- North America and Europe applications are unlikely to meet the requirements

Deadline:

14 November for concept note, 4th January for full application

Conservation/Development Focus:

Sustainable Energy

Grant Details:

Award winners use local renewable energy to reduce poverty, improve people’s health, wellbeing and economic prospects, and at the same time tackle climate change and other environmental threats, notably deforestation.

There are five international awards in total, each with a first prize of £30,000 and a second prize of £10,000.

Prizes will be awarded for schemes which address at least one of the following areas:

    * Food security
    * Health and welfare
    * Light
    * Education
    * Enterprise

One of the five awards will take the form of a Special African Award, reserved specifically for an outstanding scheme from that continent.

Contact Name:

Telephone/Fax:

Tel +44 (0) 20 7410 0330

Postal Address:

Allington House, 150 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5AE

Email:

info@ashdenawards.org

Website:

www.ashdenawards.org

Grant Image:

ashden logo (GIF)