Generation Hope - Adults Competition: Call for Entries

On 19 April, we will be hosting the event "Generation Hope: We Have The Power" in partnership with the Natural History Museum, exploring what changes we can make to benefit ourselves and the environment. This will be an exciting day of talks, workshops, and pop ups to explore how we can all play our part in creating a more sustainable future.

As part of this event, we are running three competitions - one for children, one for teens, and one for adults. Here is everything you need to know about our Adults Competition:

Generation Hope: Adults Competition

Competition Theme: Action

Age Suitability: 18+

Please note that there is an overlap in ages suitable for this competition and the competition for teens & young people. We welcome people in this overlap (18-24) to submit an entry for whichever competition they prefer, or both competitions.

Deadline: 11 April 2025

Description:

We have a question for local adults: If you could change one thing in your local community to help the local environment, or to support addressing larger climate issues, what would it be?

The theme of this competition is Action, and we are allocating £200 to support / commission an idea that will allow action to happen. Thinking about the question above, we would like you to submit a proposal of how you could use £200 to address an environmental issue, or to support a positive green initiative that you care about.

For example, if you have concerns about litter harming wildlife in your local area, you may choose to use the money to invest in litter picking equipment and organising a community action day. Another example could be that if you want to focus on the "reduce, reuse, recycle" scheme, you may want to use the money to organise mending workshops so people can repair their broken items instead of replacing them.

The environmental topic you choose for your project is up to you - the most important aspect is that it is action focused and will create a tangible, positive change.

To help you get started on an area of focus, some of the issues / initiatives you could think about could include:

• Addressing litter or pollution in your local area.
• Supporting recycling and the circular economy.
• Helping to prevent the decline of Bees, as highlighted in our exhibition “Bees: A Story of Survival”
• Organising community-led action.
• Creating something that will help individuals to make positive changes.
• Any other initiative that will address the planetary emergency, or support with combating climate change - even if this is on a small scale.
  
  The proposal must include the following:
• What the issue / initiative is that you want to focus on, and why it’s important to you.
• What action you would like to use this money to take
• How you would spend the £200 (a brief proposed budget breakdown)
• Any support you would need or like from us, e.g. booking a space at a museum, if you would like volunteers from the Youth Engagement Forum to help, or anything else.
• A suggested timeline.
• Confirmation that you would be able to attend the event on 19 April 2025, and how you might be able to use the event to support your project.
   

Please note that the winning commission will be subject to agreement and completion of a formal service provider agreement. The successful applicant will also need to collaborate in completing a risk assessment in line with our usual practice.

Commitment:

Anyone entering the competition can spend as much or as little time on their project as they like, however as a general guide we would recommend no more than a couple of days / a weekend working on it. If you are selected, we would love for you to attend the Generation Hope event on 19 April 2025 at World Museum to give a talk about your project, and possibly to gain traction for your idea, e.g. doing a visitor survey, getting volunteering sign ups, or gaining relevant petition signatures at the event.
How to Enter:

Download a copy of the submission form on this page, and fill in the required information including your proposal.

You can access the submission form HERE

Make sure your submission is saved as a JPEG, PNG, PDF, or Word Document file. Please note we won’t be able to open links in emails.
Email the document to youngpeople@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk, with the subject heading “Generation Hope: Adults Competition”.
Judging:

This prize will be judged by our Youth Engagement Forum, a group of 16-25 year olds who have co-produced this event with National Museums Liverpool.

Competition Prize:

Whether your proposal is selected or not, we would love to see you attend our event on 19 April 2025, and you may be able to find other means to carry out your idea. If we think we can support your idea in another way at the event, we will be in touch directly to discuss this.

The winner will receive a special hamper of prizes and gift cards from local businesses in Liverpool and Merseyside, particularly those with green initiatives.

Terms and conditions:

For National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (operating as National Museums Liverpool)

Closing date for entry will be 5pm on 11 April 2025. After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.

1. There is no entry fee, and no purchase necessary, to enter this competition.

2. Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions and agreement to be bound by them.

3. The competition is open to UK residents that are ages 18 and above . National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (operating as National Museums Liverpool) assumes that by entering into the competition, the parents or guardians of any entrant that is aged under the age of 18 have consented to that person's entry into the competition, and these rules.

4. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received, for whatever reason.

5. All decisions by the judges are final. The judges are members of the Youth Engagement Forum (National Museums Liverpool young people's group for 16-24 years old), supported by Katie Lee (Producer, Young People).

6. National Museums Liverpool reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition, and these terms and conditions, without notice, in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil, or military disturbance, act of God, or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation, or any other event outside of the promoter’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.

7. National Museums Liverpool is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.

8. No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered. The prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value, without giving notice

9. The winner will be notified by email within 14 days of the closing date. If the winner cannot be contacted, or do not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner, and pick a replacement winner.

10. National Museums Liverpool will notify the winner of when and where the prize can be collected.

11. National Museums Liverpool’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

12 The competition, and these terms and conditions, will be governed by English law, and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.

13. The winner agrees to the use of their name and image in any publicity material. Any personal data relating to the winner, or any other entrants, will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation, and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.

14. The winning commission will be subject to agreement and completion of a formal service provider agreement.

15. The successful applicant will need to collaborate in completing a risk assessment in line with our usual practice.