Tribe Network, the Halifax-based startup house focused on supporting BIPOC founders, will award $15,000 at the finals of its Youth Climate Pitch Competition on May 9.

Slated to be held at Tribe’s offices on Barrington Street at 1:00 p.m., the event is being hosted under a partnership with the Halifax Climate Investment, Innovation and Impact, or HCi3 Fund. Entry is open to competitors aged 16 to 30, with their ideas to focus on renewable energy generation, energy efficiency or clean transportation. Competitors will also have received coaching on their ideas and pitches.

Grade 10-12 students will compete for a $5,000 prize, while a separate category for young professionals will offer $10,000 to the winner.

HCi3, for its part, is a subsidiary of cleantech industry group EfficiencyOne, as well as one of seven non-profit organizations that make up the Low Carbon Cities Canada, along with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

You can learn more and reserve a seat here.