Grants

Conscious Lifestyle is proud to be partnering with Slow Food on Campus, the student engagement initiative by Slow Food USA. Slow Food is "a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world." Slow Food has over 85,000 members and a presence in 132 countries.

The partnership was formed to support new projects by Slow Food on Campus chapters. These chapters understand the importance of both lifestyle and institutional changes, so they are a perfect fit for Conscious Lifestyle.

This summer, three Slow Food on Campus chapters will be selected as Conscious Lifestyle ventures and receive up to $1000 in seed money, web space, social entrepreneurship mentoring, workshops and conferences. The money and mentoring will go to a variety of initiatives, such as supporting an on-campus garden or farmers’ market, bringing speakers to campus, or hosting an amazing home-cooked locally grown dinner.

The three projects selected to receive the Youth Venture will be recognized and celebrated at Slow Food Nation in San Francisco in August.

Conscious Lifestyle would love to help you win one of these grants:

The Captain Planet Foundation
$250 to $2,500 for hands-on environmental projects for students under 18 years old. Winners are notified four months after the deadline, so please plan carefully.
Deadlines: September 30, December 31

Mollie Parnis Dress Up Your School Awards
$500 to $3,000 to support student led projects that beautify schools or neighborhoods immediately surrounding schools.
Deadline: September 30

Healthy Sprouts Awards to Support Awareness of Nutrition and Hunger
These awards support school and youth garden programs that teach about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the US.
Deadline: October 15

President's Environmental Youth Awards The program recognizes young people for projects, which demonstrate their commitment to the environment. Projects have ranged from recycling programs; nature preserves; tree planting programs; videos, skits, and newsletters that focused on environmental issues; and environmental science projects. To be eligible, students must submit to their local EPA regional office evidence of a completed project as defined in the President's Environmental Youth.
Deadline: October 31

mtvU Grants
If you've got an original idea about how to make the world--or your campus, neighborhood, or town--a better place, mtvU Grants want to help you make it happen by providing: up to $1,500 to launch your new organization or initiative; an opportunity to be featured on mtvU News; and exclusive access to helpful resources and tools in cooperation with Youth Venture.
Deadline: anytime

The BRICK Awards
BRICK Award winners get a shot at $100,000 in scholarships and grants to support their projects and organizations. The BRICK Awards are open to U.S. and Canadian leaders ages 25 and under. Applications will be online soon.

Youth Community Service Awards
Recipients of the Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community leave a lasting impression in their community - many, though not all, have started projects and programs, or taken on challenges, that relate to the corporate citizenship, philanthropic, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) priorities of the Foundation and Hitachi, Ltd. - improving the wellbeing of economically and socially isolated Americans. The Award is accompanied by a gift of $5,000, dispensed over two years. Recipients may use the Award at their discretion. Applications will be online in December.

Are you passionate about the environment and would like to get your entire school involved in gardening? Youth Garden Grants could literally help your Venture grow.

If your Venture involves planning a garden with at least 15 young people who are between the ages of 3-18, this is a grant you should consider applying for.

This opportunity is provided by the National Gardening Association and The Home Depot. The deadline is November 1, 2007. For information and application, check out Garden Grants