Big Ideas

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creative

Creative Expression For Social Justice

Create art projects that meaningfully engage with issues of advocacy, justice, and community-building.

energy

Clean & Sustainable Energy Alternatives

Encourage the adoption of clean energy alternatives that are sustainable and have potential for broad impact.

financial

Financial Literacy

Develop methods to empower young adults with the basics of banking, saving, budgeting and investing.

Cellscope Kenya

Global Poverty Alleviation

Develop an action-oriented and sustainable project that would help alleviate poverty.

studentlife

Improving Student Life

Enrich the Cal experience by describing a new policy, program, course, initiative, or service to improve life on campus.

tech

Information Technology for Society

Envision new ways that innovations in IT can be used to address global challenges.

maternal

Maternal & Child Health

Develop innovative solutions to safeguard the health of expectant mothers and young children.

Promoting Human Rights is...Photo Credit: Philippe Leroyer, Fotopedia

Promoting Human Rights

Foster the rule of law by encouraging the protection of essential human rights such as economic opportunity, physical security and basic justice.

scalingup

Scaling Up Big Ideas

Expand the scope and impact of your Big Ideas award winning project. (Open to past Big Ideas winners only.)

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