Student Solidarity Awards

Clarity of exposition, ranking of ideas, relevance of the methodology proposed, overall legibility.

Knowledge and understanding of the local context (limitations, specific needs, etc.), adequate balance between the needs identified and the solutions brought by the project, involvement of the public authorities concerned.

Clarity of objectives, technical and financial feasibility, realism of the schedule, experience of the project leader(s), quality of the partners and relevance of the institutional setup (capacity of the participants to achieve the targets set).

Relevance of the indicators proposed to evaluate the economic, social and/or environmental impacts of the project in concrete terms, against the initial targets.

According to the resources required (technical, financial, human), capacity of the project leader(s) to mobilize cofunding and other outside support.

The Student Solidarity Awards primarily finance investment and training expenditures, but may if necessary contribute to covering the most strategic operating expenses for the effective implementation of the project (expenses, transportation costs, etc.).

Consideration of the challenges of human training and development, involvement of local resources, etc.

A jury of seven members (representatives of the Veolia Environnement Foundation, representative of the Veolia Environnement Campus, representatives of schools and universities, representatives of NGO) meet together in May and select the best projects.