Young Projects Award

For young projects from 1 to 5 years old.

This prize is for young community groups, organisations, networks and businesses that have a proven track record and which are seeking more funding to expand or develop.

There are three prizes in this category, with each being awarded £20,000. We aim to award at least one prize to a small scale project.

How to enter

Complete the online entry form below – you can save the form at any time and complete it later.

The closing date for applications is Friday 9th November at 10.00 GMT. We will contact all applicants after the shortlisting phase in February 2019.

Please take the time to reflect and discuss answers with your team and beneficiaries. Read the eligibility guidelines and background information.

Please fill out this application in your preferred language (English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Portuguese or Japanese) and we will attempt to support you in that language throughout the application and prize process.

Privacy

We want this application process to be useful for you and the wider regeneration movement. We will therefore analyse application answers to better understand best practice, common issues and key training needs.

Contact details (other than websites and social media pages) will remain confidential unless we contact you for further permissions which you agree to. You can see the full privacy policy here.

Entry Form

Answer all questions marked with an *asterisk.

1. Is English your native language?*
- Yes
- No
2. Please confirm that you have read the Eligibility Guidelines*
- Yes, I have read them
3. Please tick this box to confirm your organisation is no more than 5 years old, and not a new project of a more established organisation.*
- Yes, I confirm this is correct
4. Can we use your answers for research purposes? (Your project’s name will be anonymised and answers will be analysed to identify broad trends within the regenerative movement. The anonymised final report may be shared with third parties, but individual applications will not be shared.)*
- Yes
- No
5. Do you give permission for us to put details of your organisation / project (including your logo) in our online and printed communications?*
- Yes
- No
About your community group / organisation
6. Name of your group / organisation / business*
7. Company / charity number (if applicable)
8. Organisation Address*
Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
9. Address of the Project (if different to the Organisation):
Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
10. Website address (if applicable):
11. Facebook page (if applicable):
12. Twitter account (if applicable):
13. Business model / legal status / structure of organisation*
14. What are the underlying values of your organisation? If a for-profit company, please describe your triple+ bottom line.*
(maximum 100 words)
About you (the person filling out this form)
15. Contact Name*
16. Role in the organisation*
17. Contact Email*
18. Contact telephone number*
19. Whatsapp number (if applicable)
20. Short biography - tell us about yourself and your background.*
(maximum 100 words)
About the project
21. Tell us your story.*
What does your organisation do? When and why was the organisation established? What have you achieved so far? (max 300 words)
22. What does regeneration mean to your organisation and how do the ideas of regeneration relate to your idea?*
(max 300 words)
23. Who benefits from your work?*
Who are your main beneficiaries and what is their involvement in shaping your work so far? How will you involve them going forward? (max 200 words)
24. Personal and team wellbeing*
Describe how you make decisions within your organisation? What are the key roles within your organisation? How do you support the health and wellbeing of all workers? Please provide evidence where possible through links to independent articles, reports etc. (max 200 words)
25. Describe the broader environment you work in and the key challenges and limiting factors your organisation faces in order to function, sustain itself, improve and evolve?*
Consider your physical, social and economic environment in your answer. (max 200 words)
26. How will / does your organisation directly support the regeneration of the natural resources it depends on?*
Please provide evidence where possible through links to independent articles, reports etc. (max 200 words)
27. How will / does your organisation support social regeneration?*
Consider how you support social inclusion, community cohesion and resilience in your answer. Please provide evidence where possible through links to independent articles, reports etc. (max 200 words)
28. How will / does your organisation support economic regeneration?*
Please provide evidence where possible through links to independent articles, reports etc. (max 200 words)
29. How are you transparent about your finances within your community?*
(max 100 words)
30. How is your team or organisation connected to other organisations and/ or wider networks locally and globally?*
Please name the key networks you are connected to. (max 100 words)
31. Does your organisation use its experience and learning to help others to replicate your work? If yes, can you tell us how?*
(max 100 words)
32. How would you spend the prize money to overcome your challenges and move towards your goals?*
(max 100 words)
33. Are there other kinds of support your organisation would benefit from? For example mentoring, research support, publicity, knowledge sharing with other organisations?
Please give more details (max 100 words).

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Eligibility Guidelines

We accept entries from anywhere in the world.
The closing date for entries is Friday 9th November at 10.00 GMT – your entry must have been received by then!
Lush, the company funding the Spring Prize, is a vegetarian company. As such, money awarded will not to be channelled towards the direct slaughter or ill-treatment of animals.
Although organisations farming animals will not be excluded, priority will be given to organisations which encourage alternatives to animal consumption.
Any project which does not quite fit these eligibility guidelines is welcome to nominate themselves if they feel they can provide a strong argument for why we should consider them.
No organisation will receive a prize two years in a row.
Organisations may only submit an application to one category.
Organisations which are more than 1 year old are not eligible for the Intentional awards.
Organisations which are more than 5 years old are not eligible for the Young awards.
Prizes are for ongoing work (not only as a reward for past work).
If offered a prize or alternative award, recipients must:
1. attend the awards ceremony in person, unless there are exceptional circumstances (travel expenses will be paid)
2. prepare information on the winning project for the awards event
3. fill in an evaluation form 10 months from the award being given.
4. support the PR and outreach activity for the prize.
Ethical Consumer Research Association (a partner in the LUSH Spring Prize) will conduct due diligence research on nominated individuals and organisations prior to recommending initiatives for awards. Any issues that may arise will be discussed openly with the applicant. It would be helpful if applicants flag up any potential concerns in advance.
Other unanticipated ethical concerns will be considered on a case by case basis.

Gloria Banda (Headteacher at Luwazi Primary School, Nkhata Bay District), receives her Malawi Schools Permaculture Club Teacher Pack for 2017. Photo by Kate Walkom.

Young Projects Award

For young projects from 1 to 5 years old.

Entry Form

About your community group / organisation

About you (the person filling out this form)

About the project

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