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 Everyday Energy Competition

Prepared for Claire Austin of Wokingham Borough Council

Everyday Energy Competition NEW

Fund ID:	S53543	
Status:	Open for Applications	
Last updated:	Not specified	
Schools across the UK, educating children aged 5-11, can access support and funding to design a banner showcasing their energy saving pledge and inspire their community to adopt daily energy saving habits.
Fund Information
Funding body:	British Gas	
Maximum value:	£ 5,000 	
Application deadline:	25/04/2025 	
Background
This programme is funded by British Gas. The promoters are the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association. The delivery partners for the Promoters are Hark London Ltd and We are Futures. Enquiries are dealt with by The Education Company.
Objectives of Fund
The Everyday Energy Competition challenges young people aged 5-11 to create a banner to inspire their community to make small energy saving changes every day. Their design should detail the changes that they will make to uphold their class's Everyday Energy pledge and include an inspirational message to encourage others to get involved.
Value Notes
The first place prize is a British Gas Positive Energy Grant of £5,000 for the winner's school to support them in becoming more sustainable and accessible. The first-place design will also be used to create a banner to be hung at the winner's school site. 
There are 25 runner-up prizes available in the form of a British Gas Positive Energy Grant of £500 per runner up school, to fund the activities of their eco-club, eco-council, or other sustainability led education opportunities. The 25 runner-up schools will also receive a banner featuring the winning Everyday Energy Competition design, to hang outside their school.
Who Can Apply
The competition is open to all schools, or equivalent education organisations, educating children aged 5-11 in the United Kingdom. 
Children who are educated outside of a school or equivalent education organisation are welcome to enter the competition, however home education settings are not eligible to win the British Gas Positive Energy Grant.
Location
United Kingdom
Eligible Expenditure
The first-place prize grant must be used by the winning school to put in place ‘green’ infrastructure or initiatives to support their school to be more ecologically sustainable and accessible to all pupils.
How To Apply
The deadline for applications is 25 April 2025 (17:30). 
Pupils need to design a banner showing small changes which can be made every day to save energy, and an inspirational message to encourage people in their community to make these Everyday Energy swaps.  
Applications are made online. 
More information is available at the Get Set website.
Useful links
Everyday Energy Competition
https://www.getset.co.uk/everydayenergycompetition
Everyday Energy Competition - Terms and Conditions
https://www.getset.co.uk/terms-and-conditions
Addresses and contacts
For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:
Enquiries - Everyday Energy Competition
The Education Company (EdCo)
Denne Court
Hengist Field
Oad Street
Borden
ME9 8LT
Tel: 01634 766920
E-Mail: getset@getset.co.uk

Calls and deadlines

Information on future calls is indicative only and may be subject to change.
Deadline
Application start date:	23/01/2025	
Application end date:	25/04/2025	
Frequency:	Key Deadline