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What's it all about?

Big Green Idea is a British Council funding initiative designed to attract, encourage and assist Australia’s brightest entrepreneurs to develop inventive new sustainability projects. In 2011 up to six grants will be awarded to environmentally conscious innovators with plans to make a real contribution to Australia’s environmental future.

Big Green Idea is designed to provide seed funding to new projects that equip people to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change in cities, and/or promote sustainable living and commercial practices.

Who can enter?

Applications are open to Australian citizens and may address urban issues such as:

• waste reduction and resource efficiency
• travel
• energy
• water
• commercially applicable projects for industry
• sustainable design
• initiatives for creative industries
• positive communications campaigns, and
• the effect of climate change on socially disadvantaged communities.

We are supportive of projects that have future commercial application. Big Green Idea grants can be directed towards the research and development phase of projects which may go on to future commercialisation and attract additional funders/investors.

Click here to view the Project Guidelines for more details

How to enter

Applications for this year’s Big Green Idea will open on Monday 21 March 2011 and close Monday 9 May 2011 .

All entries are to be made online, using the web forms supplied on this site. All applications will require a project plan, timeline and budget. We will expect fully realisable projects with agreed outcomes delivered by the acquittal date.

For help in completing your application, or for any enquiries regarding Big Green Idea, email: amrit.gill@britishcouncil.org.au

or click here to view our FAQs.