OPPORTUNITIES

LAST DAYS! Presidential Award "Solidarity Schools" 2023. The National Programme of Solidarity Education calls for all educational institutions in the country that are developing solidarity-based education experiences to participate in the Presidential Award "Solidarity Schools" 2023. After its interruption during the pandemic, the Ministry of Education of Argentina is calling again for submissions to this important Award. Since its first edition in 2000, more than 19,000 nationwide educational institutions have participated in the Presidential Award "Solidarity Schools" and more than
33,000 submitted projects.

Participation in this call requires submitting the following form with the experience [in Spanish]:
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/educacion/programas-educativos/programa-nacional-educacion-solidaria-0/premio-presidencial-escuelas

Submission deadline: 30th July 2023.

Free course for the youth: From Learning to Leading: Youth, Sustainable Development and Water. It is aligned with the initiative of Cap-Net (UNDP) jointly with LA-WETnet, UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship of Universidad de San Andrés and the Global Water Partnership (GWP). It aims at young people between 18 and 35 years old who are specifically interested in the water or are actively involved in youth organisations or initiatives related to water and the SDGs, as well as those currently pursuing their undergraduate or postgraduate courses on these topics. It is in Spanish, but participants should have reading comprehension skills in English; applicants can enrol between

15th June and 1st August. The course runs from 14th August to 29th September.
Link to the registration form here.
For more information, please visit the website https://cap-net.org/youth-es/
Contact: educacionsustentable@udesa.edu.ar

Engagement Australia Excellence Awards 2023. These awards identify and celebrate engagement activities undertaken by Australian and New Zealand Universities; those interested can make their applications until 4th August 2023.

More information: https://engagementaustralia.org.au/engagement-australia-excellence-awards-2023-applications-now-open/

RCE Youth Art Challenge: From Waste to Art. The Global RCE Service Centre is now accepting submissions for the RCE Youth Art Challenge: From Waste to Art. It is an opportunity to promote responsible consumption and production through all young eco-artists. The submission deadline is on 15 th March 2023.

More information:
http://www.rcenetwork.org/portal/2023-rce-youth-art-challenge

Digital Art and Design Contest "Educar para la Paz" [Education for Peace] 2023. Using the motto "Nadie se salva solo. Tracemos juntos caminos de paz" [Nobody saves alone. Lets pave paths to peace together], the call for applications is open to students from Argentine schools of all
levels and modalities. Submission period: from 8th June to 31st August 2023.

Works fall into the following categories:
Plastic Expressions: https://forms.gle/khkXFHQbDQPdsy2n9
Digital Art: https://forms.gle/of6pkiXtidqzj8qNA
Comics: https://forms.gle/csNbtyNHXZtFbCxN9
Street Mural: https://forms.gle/tFG3qER8gWixQeu68
For more information, please visit: https://ifps.accioncatolica.org.ar/certamen-ed-paz/

9th edition of the Service-Learning Awards 2023. Organized by: The Spanish Service-Learning Network, the Edebé Foundation and the NGO Educo, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training; it is for schools in preschool, primary, secondary and vocational and occupational education and training, and social entities that are developing service-learning practices in any region of Spain. The submission deadline is on 30th September 2023. More information [in Spanish]: https://aprendizajeservicio.com/formulario-inscripcion-2023/