Youth Initiative to Combat Climate Change - Education and Awareness

• Partial funding for transportation costs related to the project.
• Additional allowance provided to cover project-related expenses.
• Possibility of an extra transport allowance for residents in remote regions of Quebec.

• The applicant must be an individual aged 18 to 35 who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Quebec, or a resident of a targeted Francophone country undertaking a project in Quebec.
• The applicant must be actively engaged in the fight against climate change and wish to carry out a project in one of the targeted Francophone countries most vulnerable to climate change (especially Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, or the Antilles), or, for international Francophone applicants, in Quebec.
• The project must be submitted under one of the following programs: Career Development, Civic Engagement, or Student Mobility.
• The application must be submitted at least 45 days (for Quebec residents) or 3 months (for Francophone applicants from abroad) before the planned departure date.

Who is eligible?

• Organizations or initiatives focused on climate change action
• Projects in sustainable agriculture
• Entities working in sustainable mobility and green technologies
• Organizations active in energy efficiency and renewable energy
• Initiatives related to sustainable water management and circular economy

Eligible expenses

• Transportation expenses related to the project.
• Additional allowances for project implementation costs.
• Supplemental transportation allowance for applicants residing in remote regions of Quebec.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec
• Francophone countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and the Caribbean (for projects carried out in Quebec)

• Priority given to the most complete files in case of quota allocation.

• If you do not have all required documents at the time of application, you may still submit your project to meet the deadline; however, applications that are more complete may be given priority if quotas are in place.
• Applicants must specify in their project description that their initiative is part of the Youth Initiative to Combat Climate Change.
• Applicants can consult turnkey projects developed in collaboration with partner organizations if they do not have a project idea.
• The implementation of the initiative is supported by both LOJIQ and the Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable, with coordination by the Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie (MRIF) and financing from the Fonds d’électrification et de changements climatiques.