Calling All Students!

Register now for these special Net Change Week events using the discount code “ncwk_student”* and receive over 65% off!

*(case sensitive, without quotation marks)

This is a final last call for any high school students interested in applying to Brita’s Eco-Challenge Student Grant Program as the deadline for submissions end on Sunday, June 6th at 11:59pm EST.

As this year’s Impact Apprentice competition is nearing, we have created a Facebook group and event for anyone who is interested in participating to join!

Impact Apprentice  is a hands-on competition in which 48 of Canada’s top post-secondary level students will compete in various unique real-life business challenges allowing them to demonstrate their entrepreneurship strength by applying their leadership, teamwork, management and marketing abilities.

ANY university students (not entering university in September, 2010) can apply, including those who have graduated as of April, 2010.

No matter what program you are in or how old you are…Impact Apprentice can benefit YOU! Benefits vary from $10 000 worth of goods in prizes as well as internship opportunities with some of the top firms in North America.

The first round of applications are due on June 13th at midnight, so apply now!

Extreme Venture Partners (EVP) is currently taking applications for its Extreme University program!

At ExtremeU, 4 teams of 2-3 people will get a chance to bring their great ideas to life, and draw upon the technology and business expertise of the EVP team.

After you apply and are accepted you will:

• Get an initial $5000 + $5,000 (US) per founder in exchange for a 10% ownership stake in your company
• Move your team to our shared ExtremeU office space at Yonge & King (downtown Toronto)
• Have weekly mentoring sessions by industry experts in technology, funding, legal, PR, marketing and HR
• Meet a who’s who of experts at our weekly socials and have an opportunity to practice your pitch and demo your in-progress prototype
• Have access to local shared resources to accelerate product development (mentors, servers)

Last year’s ExtremeU teams include location services provider Locationary, Twitter monetization specialist Assetize, and Uken, a social games network, who have gone on to raise over $1M in follow-on financing.

Speaker’s at this year’s ExtremeU include the following:

• Austin Hill, founder and CEO of Akoha
• Chamath Palihapitiya, Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion at Facebook
• Dinesh Moorjani, Senior Vice President for Mobile for IAC
• Leonard Brody, CEO of NowPublic

This is a great opportunity for young entrepreneurs to turn their startup ideas into full-fledged businesses.  Applications are due on June 4th, 2010, so apply now!  The program starts Monday June 14th, 2010 to Thursday September 10th, 2010 at the ExtremeU offices in Toronto at Yonge and King. The final demo day will be Tuesday September 16th, 2010 at Demo Camp.

Are you a high school student who has done great things to help protect the environment at your school or in your community? Would you like to learn more about the impact we are having on the planet in one of the world’s greatest classrooms? Apply by Sunday, June 6^th, 2010 for your chance to win a spot on an educational expedition to the Canadian Arctic this August, courtesy of Brita!

Brita is thrilled to announce the return of its Eco-Challenge Student Grant Program. They are looking for three of Canada’s most promising young environmentalists to send on a life-changing educational expedition to the Canadian Arctic with the award-winning organization Students on Ice this August.

If you are selected, you’ll join explorer Geoff Green and his team from the award-winning organization Students on Ice on an educational expedition to the Arctic. There, you’ll learn about climate change, environmental degradation, flora & fauna, glaciology, and much more with leading researchers, experts and scientists in one of the world’s greatest classrooms. You’ll experience nature in ways you may have only dreamed of, and you will learn to see the planet with new perspectives as you are introduced to Inuit culture, and make new connections with the natural world.

To apply, you’ll need to go to FilterForGood.ca and either submit a short essay of 500 – 1000 words, or a short 2 – 4 minute video explaining what you’re doing in your community to help protect the environment and why you should be the next student explorer in the Arctic! The deadline for submission is 11:59pm EST, on Sunday, June 6th, 2010. In order to qualify, you must be a student who will be attending high school as of September 2010. Don’t wait – get your application in today!

Click here to see videos from last year’s Eco-Challenge.