Youth Climate Change Pitch Competition

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Date of Event/Deadline: March 30, 2025

Tribe Network and the Halifax Climate Investment, Innovation and Impact Fund (HCi3) are looking for racialized youth in Nova Scotia between the ages of 16 and 30 to submit their pitch for a chance to win up to $5,000! The Youth Climate Pitch Competition aims to showcase innovative ideas and projects that contribute to advancing clean energy solutions and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

This challenge provides a platform for racialized young innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students to pitch their ideas and prototypes to a panel of experts and industry leaders.

Eligibility Categories:

Category 1: High school students (ages 16-18)*
Category 2: Post-secondary students (ages 19-23)*
Category 3: Graduate Students/Young professionals (ages 24-30)*
*We welcome submissions at any stage (whether you’re still developing your idea, actively working on it, or are ready to bring it to the market).

*Note: High School students who are 19 years old can still join Category 1.

Eligibility Criteria:

Open to racialized youth residing in Nova Scotia (those who are Black, Indigenous, non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour)*
*Groups can include a combination of racialized and non-racialized participants but must be a minimum of 50% racialized

Submissions should include: your pitch deck, a bio of your team members, and a 2-3 min pitch video (optional). This is your time to get creative! We can’t wait to hear from you.

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Youth Climate Change Pitch Competition

This challenge provides a platform for racialized young innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students to pitch their ideas and prototypes to a panel of experts and industry leaders.

Eligibility Categories:

*Note: High School students who are 19 years old can still join Category 1.

Eligibility Criteria:

Open to racialized youth residing in Nova Scotia (those who are Black, Indigenous, non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour)*
*Groups can include a combination of racialized and non-racialized participants but must be a minimum of 50% racialized

Submissions should include: your pitch deck, a bio of your team members, and a 2-3 min pitch video (optional). This is your time to get creative! We can’t wait to hear from you.

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Youth Climate Change Pitch Competition

This challenge provides a platform for racialized young innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students to pitch their ideas and prototypes to a panel of experts and industry leaders.

Eligibility Categories:

*Note: High School students who are 19 years old can still join Category 1.

Eligibility Criteria:

Open to racialized youth residing in Nova Scotia (those who are Black, Indigenous, non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour)**Groups can include a combination of racialized and non-racialized participants but must be a minimum of 50% racialized

Submissions should include: your pitch deck, a bio of your team members, and a 2-3 min pitch video (optional). This is your time to get creative! We can’t wait to hear from you.

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Open to racialized youth residing in Nova Scotia (those who are Black, Indigenous, non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour)*
*Groups can include a combination of racialized and non-racialized participants but must be a minimum of 50% racialized