News - Apply for the Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel

24th August 2011

Applications for the 2012 Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel are now being accepted.

If your organisation is delivering or facilitating sustainable travel at a local level, and is based in Belgium, France or the UK, then you can apply for this award. Winners will share £30,000 in prize money.

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Apply for a 2012 Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel

For the Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel we are looking for schemes that do one or more of the following:

• enable greater use of non-car options for travel, such as walking, cycling and public transport,

• encourage more efficient use of the car,

• deliver overall reductions in travel energy demand through behavioural measures,

• showcase an effective combination of technological and behavioural measures to encourage more sustainable travel.

Who can apply for a Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel?

• Businesses, not for profit groups, social enterprises, public sector organisations, schools and other educational establishments are all eligible.

• The organisation must provide its services in Belgium, France or the UK.

• The application can be for a specific programme, or for a product or service that meets a local travel need in a sustainable way. This may be the whole work of an organisation, or part of it, but should not include major infrastructure projects.

As well as the cash prize the Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel brings:

• Kudos of winning a prestigious Ashden Award.

• A short, broadcast quality documentary film of your Award-winning work;

• Opportunities to present your work to large and influential audiences at the Ashden Awards ceremony and conference.

• Local and national publicity, through the work of our specialist media team.

• Introductions to influential policy makers and an opportunity to make your voice heard.

• Tailored help from our support team to take your work further: this can include professional mentoring, training and introductions to investment and other finance where appropriate.

• Membership of the network of Ashden Award-winners, who are all leading practitioners in local, sustainable energy.

• Policy engagement, through events where our winners can meet with policymakers and discuss policy issues.

Applications must be received by Tuesday 25 October 2011.