Sponsoring Green Idea/Campaign is the university-team track of ICCCAD’s Youth Innovation Fund, run at Independent University, Bangladesh, with support from the Embassy of Sweden in Dhaka.
It funds student clubs, departments or groups carrying out climate and environmental projects for climate-vulnerable communities in Bangladesh. Calls have run yearly since 2024; the 2026 round closed on 30 September 2025 and no newer call is posted yet.
Benefits & funding
- BDT 300,000 per grantee as an annual grant; up to four projects.
- ICCCAD mentorship to refine and deliver the project.
- Collaboration and learning exchanges with other grantees, online and in person.
- Duties: a progress and financial report after every installment, final narrative and financial reports, and attendance at ICCCAD capacity sessions.
Eligibility
- Aged 18–30 and currently a university student.
- Apply as a university club, department or project group with a group leader (the 2025 call also took individuals and fresh graduates; the 2026 call names only groups).
- A faculty member from the relevant department must join as mentor.
- Not funded: affiliates or projects of large NGOs, INGOs, government agencies or for-profit businesses; political or partisan campaigning; groups that discriminate or promote violence.
- No nationality rule is stated; projects serve communities in Bangladesh.
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Education required
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Age requirement
18–30 yrs
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Application process
- 1Write the proposal on ICCCAD’s proposal template and fill in its budget breakdown template.
- 2Submit both through the online proposal form by the deadline.
Program timeline
2026 call posted
Sep 1, 2025
Application deadline (extended)
Sep 30, 2025