Awards
National Project Awards / Grants
Each National Jury will have nearly 20,000 Euros to distribute to those schools that they would like to see implement their innovative ideas. A National Jury will decide how many school projects will receive these grants, and how much each specific project will receive as a grant. Schools may wish to seek other match funding in order to further expand their project and should speak to their local authority about this in more detail.
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European-level Awards for Project Implementation
National projects that have been awarded a grant will then automatically be considered by a European Jury to evaluate the overall success of the project. The European Jury will distribute further prize money and award top schools the chance to attend special international events.
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Recognition and Dissemination of Good Practice
Details of the best school projects will be available online for other Eco-Schools around the world to see and they will also be published in a book in 2006. A number of selected winners will also be invited to participate in key events to demonstrate how they have put their project together.
In England and Northern Ireland, schools selected to receive a grant will be invited to attend an awards ceremony, hosted by Toyota UK. Their project ideas and best practice will be featured on a bespoke website in England and Northern Ireland. Regional media and education magazines will be targeted to cover feature articles on the award winning schools.
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Award criteria – 1st phase (project concepts)
- Initiative and Participation: Projects should be managed by the Eco-School committee but will involve and benefit the whole school as well as the local community;
- Projects should be practical: Project implementation should be possible within one school year (September 2006 – April 2007) and be carried out according to a realistic budget. Remember that the National Jury in your country has almost 20,000 Euros to divide amongst the top projects! Your application should refer to how, if successful, the grant would be used and whether you plan to use the grant as “seed money” to co-finance a larger project, in conjunction with other partners;
- Partnerships: Good results often depend on the strength of partnerships between different organisations such as local authorities, local businesses and NGOs. Evidence of the partnerships you have developed and their effectiveness will be considered in your application;
- Innovation: Projects will be evaluated on how “innovative” they are in resolving a particular environmental problem, either through the solution itself or the way in which the problem-solving is carried out;
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National Juries – 1st phase (project concepts)
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Jury composition: Juries will be established by the Eco-Schools National Co-ordination in each country and will include representatives from relevant organisations/institutions;
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In England and Northern Ireland the National Jury will include:
- ENCAMS
- Toyota UK
- Sustrans
- Tidy Northern Ireland
- Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
- Project selection: Each National Jury will select a number of school projects to receive a grant, according to set criteria. Each jury may also identify projects that can be considered by the European Jury, even though they have not been awarded a grant;
- Enabling grants: National Juries have almost 20,000 Euros to distribute to schools. Each jury will determine how many projects are selected and the size of the grant in each case;
- Dates for National Jury and Awards Ceremony: The National Jury will meet to decide on those schools that will receive a grant. The awarded schools will be notified during June 2006;
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Award criteria – 2nd phase (project implementation)
- Implementation: The European Jury will determine which projects have been implemented in the most effective way using their grant. Participation of the whole school and the local community will also be a factor that the European Jury will consider. Only school projects selected by the National Jury will be considered at a European level;
- Effectiveness: Projects should be carried out according to the proposed plans and budget, demonstrating your ability to achieve results through teamwork. If the project has not been able to be carried out as planned this should be justified;
- Validation: The National Jury in each country will follow the schools that have received a grant to monitor the progress of their project and validate their final report and application to the European Jury;
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European Jury – 2nd phase (project implementation)
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Jury composition: The European jury will be established by FEE and the international co-ordinators of Eco-Schools;
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The European Jury includes:
- FEE Executive Board
- Toyota Motor Europe - Corporate Social Responsibility
- United Nations Environment Programme
- European Commission
- Project selection: The European Jury will select projects that demonstrate the most effective implementation and use of their grant to carry out their projects. The European Jury decision is final;
- European prizes: The European Jury will determine which special prizes will be awarded to schools and on what basis;
- Dates for European Jury and Awards Ceremony: The European Jury will meet to evaluate projects from all four countries and award a number of special prizes during June 2007;
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