Greenlight Award Contest Timeline
What is the Greenlight Award Contest?
In this October-April program, students create and implement an advocacy or innovation project that reduces greenhouse gas emissions in our community. With community expert feedback, the teams develop a proposal for their project and pitch it to our judges—kind of like Shark Tank!
Project proposals are evaluated in December, and students receive feedback to help propel their proposals into the implementation stage. Students can then apply for funding to carry the project forward.
In Spring, students present their impact results before a panel of judges at the Finals. Winners receive cash prizes and, of course, the Greenlight Award!
Check out the timeline below to see what to expect throughout the year.
Greenlight Award Contest Timeline
Getting Started
- Fill out the Interest Form for more details on the Greenlight Award
Proposal Phase
- Register your idea by Date TBD
- Project Proposal Form and Slides due Date TBD
- Round One Proposal Showcase Event (Virtual): Date TBD
Greenlight Your Project
- Reflect on feedback from the December Proposal Showcase
- Decide if you will Greenlight your project and move on to round two
- Apply for funding
Move Project Forward & Assess
- Be assigned to a project mentor
- Develop and carry project forward with funding
- Assess impact or potential impact
- Submit Mid-Way report in February
Greenlight Finals
- Present what you have accomplished and your project’s impact at the Finals (date and location TBD)
- Compete for cash prizes and the Greenlight Award®
- Celebrate your leadership and effort with other teams!
Interested students and teachers, please fill out the 2026 Interest Form or get in touch with Louise Alverson, Program Director, at greenlightaward@gmail.com.