Applications are open for the ClimateTech virtual BLUE Excelerator BX5 Cohort of the "Advanced Topics" accelerator focused on Pilots, Prototypes, and Funding. Applications close December 15th, 2024. Program runs from March - early June.
Scroll below for the link to hear tLisa Lambie, Managing Partner & Chief Impact Officer, Maroon Invest Global on Blue Economy growth, diverse entrepreneur support, emerging techologies and the increase in Impact Investing from their UK office located at the European Marine Science Park in Oban, Scotland.
THREE CATEGORIES - POETRY, PROSE, & PLAYWRITING
"Words on Water" showcases our relationship with water and water's cultural relevance in our lives. Sometimes the observations and experiences are straightforward, other times they are subtle and opaque highlighting the depth and breadth therein.
TWO LEVELS & DEADLINES
1) K-12 Students - deadline February 14th, 2025
Winners announced March 22, 2025 World Water Day.
2) Adults - deadline September 30th, 2024. Adult Submissions are closed.
Winners announced October 30, 2024.
FOR DETAILED RULES AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION GO HERE
Learn more about the Boston Harbor initiative the Blue Institute and many other collaborative partners are working to create in the Climate Justice and Gateway City of Chelsea. Spearheaded by the pubic benefit corporation, Blue Innovation Labs, climate solutions require “all hands on deck.” Please join us!
"We need a global approach to this from all sides. We need to educate people, we need the scientists to create new technologies, we need the engineers to create the networks, we need every human being to be aware of how precious water is and save it. Everybody has to be involved in a very firm and assertive way." - Isabel Allende, Chilean-American writer
We aim to help educate young people to be the next generation of "Water Thought Leaders" for their communities and the wider world. That could be as simple (and important) as serving on a local water resource committee, or exploring the burgeoning opportunities and career pathways in the blue economy through internships, workforce development, and our future BLUE Semester. Cultural engagements such as the annual "Words on Water" writing contest for poetry, prose and playwriting, offers both the writer and reader reflections on the relationships we all have with water - be it oceans, rivers, or a glass from the tap. Community conferences, art activities and science lectures engage learners of all ages. Our mission is to break down silos, educate, collaborate and to facilitate the creation of water thought leaders, resilient communities, and innovative solutions for clean water, climate resiliency, and healthy & secure oceans. We focus on equity and inclusion particularly for siloed and disparate educators, and innovators from academia, industry and government. We aim long term to bring them together with students for a semester at a time to take a deep dive into collaborative working climate solutions - because we believe strongly in open ecosystem and "innovation through collaboration." Our planet needs collaboration now.
Blue Institute is mission driven to support early stage BlueTech, ClimateTech, and Blue Economy Startups (including ideas growing within a university or a garage), and to develop more sector diversity and inclusion - particularly women and BIPOC in BlueTech. Our "Advanced Topics" BLUE Excelerator supports startups in an intensive virtual three month program with deep technical knowledge, field experienced mentors, and instructive curriculum modules.
