Applications are invited for Bow Seat’s Future Blue Youth Council 2025. The last date of application is November 8, 2024.

About Bow Seat

Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Massachusetts, USA. Bow Seat provides an innovative space for teens to connect, create, and communicate for our blue planet. 

Programme Details

Bow Seat’s Future Blue Youth Council is a diverse, international group of young people working together to advance Bow Seat’s mission and to empower their peers to advocate for our environment. Council members are paid to serve one-year terms as project managers, advisors, and creative idea generators!

What Council Members Do

  • Contribute experience, creativity, and insight to inform, advise, and shape Bow Seat’s educational programming.
  • Help expand the reach of Bow Seat’s programs through community outreach, social media, blog writing, and more.
  • Support Bow Seat’s by-youth, for-youth environmental grantmaking program, from reviewing applications to mentoring existing projects.
  • Contribute to group initiatives.

Council Member Perks

  • Earn up to $1,200 USD during your one-year term for your contributions and work as a Council member.
  • Collaborate with and support other youth environmentalists from around the world.
  • Strengthen communications, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.
  • Gain experience working with a nonprofit and mentorship from Bow Seat staff.
  • Connect with leaders in the environmental conservation community.

Eligibility

While no specific background experience is required, Council members must have the following qualifications:

  • Between the ages of 16-21 from anywhere around the world.
  • Must have participated in one of Bow Seat’s programs (i.e., Ocean Awareness Contest; Fellowship Grant Program; Healthy Whale, Healthy Ocean Challenge; and/or the Marine Debris Creative Advocacy Competition).
  • Interest in and commitment to creativity and environmental conservation.
  • Desire to work in collaboration with other Youth Council members as well as Bow Seat staff.
  • Excited about learning new things
  • Able to serve a one-year term, attend meetings, and fulfill the expectations of the Council
  • Proficiency in English, both written and verbal
  • Reliable internet connection.

How to Apply?

Interested individuals can apply online via this link.

Application Deadline

The last date of application is November 8, 2024.

FAQs

Who can apply to the Future Blue Youth Council?

Any person between the ages of 16-21 who has participated in a Bow Seat program is eligible to apply.

I don’t live in the U.S. Can I still apply to the Council?

Yes. This is an international Council and is open to people ages 16-21 worldwide.

Click here to view the official notification of Bow Seat’s Future Blue Youth Council 2025.