The Climate Investment Challenge calls for applications from graduate students who seek to develop and describe creative final solutions and innovations addressing the challenge of climate change. There is up to £12,000 award for emerging team of two to six members. Interested participants are invited to apply before the deadline.
Program Details
The Climate Investment Challenge is about finding creative solutions to the climate change which could include identifying untapped climate finance opportunities or developing innovative financial structures or instruments that improve the bankability of climate investments.
There is no single right answer. In the battle against climate change and its impacts, ideas across all sectors, topics, and regions are important. This edition of Climate Investment Challenge is held in partnership with Imperial College Business School and Centre for Climate Finance and Investment.
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Program Benefits
The Climate Investment Challenge for Graduates offers the following:
The Main Competition Prize is focused on financial tools that exist today (e.g., REITs, bonds) to address a specific climate problem that is currently underserved. The winning team will be awarded £12,000.
The Emerging Markets Prize is focused on financial tools that exist today (e.g., REITs, bonds) to address a specific Emerging Markets climate problem that is currently underserved. The winning team will be awarded £7,000.
The Data Analytics Prize is looking for students to develop creative ways to combine existing climate and environmental datasets with financial information to improve the adoption of climate finance or address climate risk. Such ideas may help to integrate transition or physical climate risk into financial decision-making or develop novel green financial instruments. The winning team will be awarded £7,000.
Level and Area of Study
The opportunity is for graduate students in areas related to climate change.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Climate Investment Challenge, the participants are expected to meet the following criteria:
- The challenge is open globally to students from all academic backgrounds.
- Students must be enrolled in any degree at the time of the submission. Undergraduate students may participate as long as the leader of the group is enrolled in a postgraduate degree.
- Students will have to form teams of 2 to 6 members.
- Ideas will be evaluated based on Implementation Feasibility, Climate Impact and scalability.
Check Also: United Nations Graduate Study Programme in Switzerland
Application Procedure
The Climate Investment Challenge for Graduates goes through three stages:
In Stage 1, your team will submit a Concept Note of your idea. If your team’s submission is selected, you’ll move on to the next stage.
In Stage 2 (the Semi-Finals), your team will be invited to develop a detailed slide-pack of your idea. If your team’s presentation is selected, you’ll be moved on to the final stage.
In Stage 3 (the Finals), your team will pitch your idea in front of a top-tier panel of judges from investment banking, private equity, and impact investing.
Submission Deadline: March 4.
