CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | ASEAN Youth Social Innovation Challenge

Finding Alternative Solution to Plastic Pollution

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) in cooperation with the ASEAN Foundation and ASEAN CSR Network, under ASEAN-Norwegian cooperation project on local capacity building for reducing plastic pollution in the ASEAN region (ASEANO) will organize “ASEAN Youth Social Innovation Challenge: Finding Alternative Solution to Plastic Pollution” to incentivize youths in business to make innovation and take part in tackling plastic pollution. Through this competition, young entrepreneurs in 10 ASEAN Member States can join and win a grant to scale up their business.

The best proposal will get a grant of $10,000.

The Selection Criteria includes:
• Business model sustainability
• Business scalability
• Idea innovation
• Impact in tackling plastic pollution
• Other exceptional aspects/uniqueness

Eligibility:

• Youths (age 18-30 years old) with ASEAN nationality
• Form a team consisting of 3 people
• Actively manage a social business in the early implementation, has been in operation for at least 3 months

Rules and Regulations:

• Each participant can only join one team
• Each team must fill the application form before 24 May 2021
• If selected, each team must be committed to participate in the full cycle of the program.

Apply now at bit.ly/Register-AYSIC.

Disclaimer: The National Youth Commission is merely disseminating/promoting this program and is not in any capacity involved in the processing and selection of potential participants. Any further queries should be addressed to Ms. Aulia of CSEAS at aseano.competition@gmail.com