Applications for this year’s Pitch for the Planet competition are now open!  

Enter our annual Pitch for the Planet student innovation competition to get the chance to win up to £5,000 funding and a coveted spot in our summer accelerator programme to help you bring your Sussex sustainability idea to life.  

We want to hear how you could use funding of up to £5,000 and support to implement your innovative ideas on campus and in the local area, to achieve the goals identified in the Sustainable Sussex strategy, including the focus on:   

If you have an idea that you think has potential, you will need to complete a 20-minute business plan and submit an application form by no later than 11:59pm on Wednesday 3 April 2024 to be in for a chance to win. 

If you have any further questions about the competition, please contact the University Sustainability Team at: sustainable@sussex.ac.uk 

Find more about the competition.

Good luck!