[ENCI-l] Funding - Go Green Challenge

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- Students invited to enter the fourth annual TD Go Green Challenge -

One of Canada's longest-serving environmental charities is encouraging
post-secondary students to submit their ideas for improving environmental
sustainability on campus. TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (TD FEF)
is now accepting entries for the fourth annual TD Go Green Challenge, "We
created the TD Go Green Challenge to engage Canadian students in
environmental sustainability and judging from the impressive entries we've
received in the past, we know many Canadian students are passionate about
the environment," says Mary Desjardins, Executive Director, TD Friends of
the Environment Foundation.

How the TD Go Green Challenge works:

 *   Teams of two to four students from the same school are invited to
submit a short video that explains a sustainability challenge facing their
university or college and how they would address it.
 *   A panel of judges, including singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer, will
select the top three teams based on their proposed on-campus environmental
initiatives.
 *   The Go Green Challenge is open to all legal residents of Canada who are
currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, full or
part-time, at an approved Canadian college or university.

What's at stake?

 *   The first place team will be awarded $20,000, as well as $100,000 to
support sustainability initiatives at their university or college. Each
student will also receive a paid internship with TD Friends of the
Environment Foundation or another environmental non-profit.
 *   The second place team will receive a $15,000 prize and a $15,000 grant
to support tree-planting initiatives on their campus.
 *   The third place team will receive a $10,000 prize and a $10,000 grant
to support tree-planting initiatives on their campus.
 *   The winner of the People's Choice Award will be chosen by an online
vote and will be awarded $2,500.

"Students tell us they are motivated to change environmental issues on their
campuses," says Desjardins. "The TD Go Green Challenge gives student teams a
chance to win $20,000 and internships, and leave a legacy on campus with a
$100,000 prize for their school to action environmental initiatives."

Since the TD Go Green Challenge launched in 2008, nearly 400 teams from
approximately 140 schools across the country have participated.

For further information about the TD Go Green Challenge and to view the
rules and regulations, visit
www.tdfef.com/gogreen<http://www.tdfef.com/gogreen>. The deadline for
entries is January 21, 2011. Selection of the prize-winning entries will be
made in Toronto in March 2011.

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