For a chance to win £10,000, 18 – 25 year olds have only 48 hours left to upload their online video pitch at www.lifeacademy.uk.com. The Internet Explorer 8 Life Academy helps 18 – 25 year olds with ambitions to be the next Bill Gates, Bear Gryls or Banksy and win one of three £10,000 grants.
From the environment to the arts, Internet Explorer 8 Life Academy wants 18 – 25 year olds to pitch a socially responsible idea for one of three categories. If entrants impress the high profile judging panel they will be rewarded with £10,000 to help make their idea into reality.
Categories include:
- The Adventurer Explorer Grant for travel, adventure or environmental projects
- The Online Venture Explorer Grant for budding technology and business entrepreneurs
- The Creativity Explorer Grant for creative, media and arts-based ideas.
Entrants simply need to create a two minute video pitch of their idea – filmed using their mobile if they like – and upload it to the grant website at www.lifeacademy.uk.com by the closing date, 27th May. All entrants need to communicate how their ideas reflect aspects of social responsibility and/ or philanthropy to society.
Twelve finalists will be shortlisted on 15 June 2010 to pitch their idea live in front of a high profile panel of judges consisting of figures from the business, online and media world including Professor Robert Winston, Professor of Science and Society at Imperial College London. Three finalists will be picked and win a £10,000 grant each to bring their ideas to life.
