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<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black;line-height:19.425px">We host a global competition where students can win prize money for pitching a financial solution that addresses a key
 climate issue. We have three different prizes; Main Competition (£12,000), Emerging and Developing Markets (£7,000) and Data Analytics (£7,000). Winners may also have the chance to progress into an Imperial start-up incubator! The competition is tailored to
 postgraduate students in teams of 2-6 but providing there is one postgrad on the team, undergraduate students are eligible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black;line-height:19.425px">I've included below our 'One-Pager' document that provides an overview of the competition and key dates. Please find
 additional links to resources that are useful for prospective applicants. In particular, the WhatsApp community can be used for students to keep up to date. Let me know if there is any further information I can provide.  </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:19.425px">Inspiration Hub: for students interested in the competition but unsure about which ideas are suitable, our inspiration hub contains
 several themes and areas identified by our industry partners: </span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(5,99,193);line-height:19.425px"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.climateinvestmentchallenge.org/inspirationhub__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lolTskZVR9ZdAYrgHyYmt5zCWVLl5FK4G1OqTNNQ9yujeSwMobs9rYAVmcyG9Ox68t_GxFNlLpzLzh5asvi2puba78Y$" id="m_-1459608004737241130m_3047950573063412133OWA5d0ce451-8b28-4638-eed0-b2f8d1b2b2ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:none;margin:0px" target="_blank">https://www.climateinvestmentchallenge.org/inspirationhub</a></span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:19.425px"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:19.425px">Recorded webinar including past winners:
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:19.425px">WhatsApp community link:<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://chat.whatsapp.com/D8KLT4GZHfv1HXSntFugy1__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lolTskZVR9ZdAYrgHyYmt5zCWVLl5FK4G1OqTNNQ9yujeSwMobs9rYAVmcyG9Ox68t_GxFNlLpzLzh5asvi2DkV_HOM$" id="m_-1459608004737241130m_3047950573063412133OWAbb97522e-16f4-5933-2b8a-46088c89dbe0" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration:none;margin:0px" target="_blank">https://chat.whatsapp.com/D8KLT4GZHfv1HXSntFugy1</a>  
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<span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:black;line-height:19.425px">Eva, </span></p>
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