Apply now in your category
Out of the following, each chapter may have different categories in which participants can apply.
Schools
All schools (educating students between primary grades and 12th grade) working on SDGs and climate education are eligible to apply.
School Leaders
All school principals imbibing sustainability and climate education in their schools are eligible to apply.
School Educators
All school educators innovating to educate students about sustainability or working on projects related to SDGs can apply.
College Educators
All college educators innovating to educate students about sustainability or working on projects related to SDGs can apply.
Startups
All startups creating products/services based on the principles of SDGs can apply.
Preschools
All preschools (educating students in preprimary grades) working on SDGs and climate education are eligible to apply.
Individuals Changemakers
All startups creating products/services based on the principles of SDGs can apply.
Official Evaluation Criteria Framework
1. Schools
- Education for Sustainable Development: Integration of sustainability across curriculum, teacher training, structured SDG learning hours, and student participation.
- Sustainable Campus Operations: Waste management systems, renewable energy usage, water conservation, food systems, recycling practices, and green cover.
- Community & Collaboration: Sustainability drives, partnerships, digital engagement, and recognition mechanisms.
- Overall Video Assessment: Communication clarity, authenticity, ownership, and presentation effectiveness.
2. Preschools
- Early Sustainability Integration: Age-appropriate sustainability learning and experiential pedagogy.
- Sustainable Campus Practices: Waste segregation, recycling, renewable energy, food quality standards, water systems, and eco-friendly infrastructure.
- Inclusivity & Social Sustainability: Inclusive education practices and institutional sustainability values.
- Overall Video Assessment: Communication clarity, authenticity, ownership, and presentation effectiveness.
3. School Leaders
- Vision & Strategic Leadership: Clear sustainability roadmap and policy implementation.
- Educational Transformation: Embedding climate and sustainability into school culture and curriculum.
- Impact & Governance: Measurable institutional outcomes, stakeholder engagement, innovation, and transparency.
4. Students (both schools and colleges)
- Project Evaluation: Problem relevance, innovation, measurable impact, community outreach, scalability, long-term sustainability, and documentation clarity.
- Overall Video Assessment: Communication clarity, authenticity, ownership, and presentation effectiveness.
5. Educators (both schools and colleges)
a. Innovation
- Innovation & Personal Leadership: Educator-led sustainability innovation, originality of innovation and specific role of the educator(s).
- Student Impact: Demonstrable learning and behavior change outcomes.
- Scalability & Longevity: Replicable and sustainable model.
- Submission Quality: Clarity and structured articulation.
- Overall Video Assessment: Communication clarity, authenticity, ownership, and presentation effectiveness.
b. SDG Projects
- Integration of SDGs in teaching: Climate and sustainability concepts embedded in pedagogy.
- Student Impact: Demonstrable learning and behavior change outcomes.
- Scalability & Longevity: Replicable and sustainable model.
- Submission Quality: Clarity and structured articulation.
- Overall Video Assessment: Communication clarity, authenticity, ownership, and presentation effectiveness.
6. NGOs
- Impact & Reach: Measurable outcomes, beneficiary scale and geographic coverage.
- Governance & Credibility: Transparency, partnerships, and operational track record.
- Innovation & Replicability: Unique and scalable intervention model.
- Overall Video Assessment: Communication clarity, authenticity, ownership, and presentation effectiveness.
7. Startups
- Innovation & Product Strength: Novelty, feasibility, and readiness level.
- Impact & Market Validation: Demonstrated traction and measurable sustainability impact.
- Scalability & Business Sustainability: Viable and scalable business model.
- Overall Video Assessment: Communication clarity, authenticity, ownership, and presentation effectiveness.
8. Individual Changemakers
- Personal Leadership & Initiative: Demonstrated commitment to sustainability action.
- Impact & Community Influence: Measurable outcomes and broader influence.
- Innovation & Uniqueness: Distinctive and creative approach.
- Longevity & Documentation: Sustained engagement and credible evidence.
- Overall Video Assessment: Communication clarity, authenticity, ownership, and presentation effectiveness.
Scoring Methodology
- Each metric is scored using a defined internal rubric.
- Weighted scores are calculated to ensure fairness and transparency.
- All applications undergo structured evaluation.
- Final selections are made after consolidated review.