"Shaping the future!" - Chemnitz Environmental Award 2021
Applications possible as of now
The Chemnitz Environmental Prize for Children and Young People is awarded annually by the city's environmental department on the occasion of "Environment Day". Children and young people up to the age of 20 can now apply for attractive prizes with their individual or joint projects. The starting signal for the next environmental prize has been given. Schools, daycare centres and youth facilities received the call for entries by post in the past few days. All participants have the opportunity to use their knowledge, skills and interests in the scientific field or in practical environmental protection and to work on creative and interesting topics to protect our environment with commitment.
Over the past 29 years, countless participants have actively contributed to the protection and shaping of our environment with creativity, skill and perseverance in researching and tinkering with many interesting projects or with practical work on a wide variety of objects and in nature. Parents, teachers, educators and leaders of working groups have been making a significant contribution for years to teaching children and young people the necessity and possibilities of active action to preserve and shape our environment.
The application deadline for the Chemnitz Environmental Award 2021 is 15 April 2021. Information on the conditions of the award can be found at www.chemnitz.de/umweltpreis.
Further information can be obtained from the staff of the Environmental Office at the Technical City Hall, Friedensplatz 1, during regular office hours or by telephone on 0371 488-3601 and 0371 488-3649.
The Chemnitz Environmental Award is supported by eins energie in sachsen GmbH und Co KG, Südsachsen Wasser GmbH and the waste disposal and city cleaning company of the city of Chemnitz (ASR).