Together with the Ministry for the Environment, we are looking for up to 140 young, passionate environmental leaders to apply for our 2024 BLAKE Inspire programme. Given the strong demand for the programme, this year we have expanded BLAKE Inspire to support 140 delegates throughout the year and will be offering the programme through at least 45 fully subsidised scholarships and 95 partially subsidised positions at $700 + GST (flights are included in the subsidised position and the scholarship positions).And this year we are excited to announce we are running 4 programmes as follows:

• 15 – 19 April in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
• 22 – 26 April in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
• 15 – 19 July in Waikato
• 7 – 11 October in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland

CLICK HERE to watch a video of last year's BLAKE Inspire.

ABOUT BLAKE Inspire

BLAKE Inspire is an action-packed week for Year 11 – 13 students who will spend the week working alongside scientists, environmental experts, and a diverse range of leaders to develop strong leadership skills, while learning about important environmental issues and how they can take action to tackle them.

Participation, adventure, and learning are all key requirements for delegates. They will take part in environmental and marine science activities and visit businesses and local organisations to learn about what they are doing to reduce their impact on the environment.

Most importantly, students spend the week with other like-minded young people, leaving BLAKE Inspire with new friends, stories, and action plans to start driving positive change within their own schools and communities.

Applications close Sunday 3 March, 11.59 pm. To apply visit BLAKE’s website or apply HERE.

For more information email the Programme Manager at [email protected] or phone the BLAKE office on 09 307 8875.