All students (aged 13-18) anywhere in the world can participate. Students must be comfortable reading/writing/speaking in English, and have access to a strong internet connection for streaming our course videos. We also now have a course for changemakers 18+—check out the Visionaries Institute!

The deadline for students to register for the 2024-2025 program is September 15th, 2024. Deadline for Early Bird pricing is June 15th, 2024.

Yes! We encourage students to participate inside or outside of school, at a youth group, or anywhere you have an internet connection and a supportive adult to be your team advisor. We host a 60-minute monthly Zoom call on the first Saturday of each month, at 10am PST, for all of our changemakers to come together, learn, connect, and get inspired.

We encourage teams of 2-5 students, however we will make exceptions for students who prefer to work alone.

The cost to register is $20-30/student, depending on volume and date of registration: ​ Early bird (by June 15th), whole class (30+ students) registration: $20/student Early bird (by June 15th), individual (<30 students) registration: $25/student After June 15th, whole class registration: $25/student After June 15th, individual (<30 students) registration: $30/student ​ Our final deadline for next school year is September 15th, 2024. Due to financial constraints, partial scholarships are available on a very limited basis, and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email us if you would like a scholarship for your school, and let us know what you are able to pay per student so we can give you the proper discount code. This cost includes access to the online course platform, access to our live course every month throughout each school year, virtual support from mentors, eligibility for the Global Pitch competition, and the Changemaker Showcase event each year.

The Changemaker Program program runs on a typical school year schedule, from September through June each year. Students must be registered by Sept. 15th, however, in order to participate. SPECIAL EVENTS: -Our Global Pitch competition happens in February each year, when finalists compete for funding for their projects. -Our Changemaker Showcase in June is the culminating event of the program, where we highlight and celebrate our most high-impact student projects.

A team advisor is an adult who supports a team. This can be a teacher, professor, parent, youth group leader, coach, or any other adult in the community.

The Changemaker Project can be implemented as part of any project-based learning course, as a school-wide program in homeroom, or as an extra-curricular club. We encourage students to begin in their freshman year and continue the program until they graduate, but students can join at any grade level. The content can be delivered as a course on its own, offered during homeroom or other free periods, or integrated into an existing service-learning program, or any project-based learning course (English, Science, Computer Science, History, etc). Content can be molded to fit each school's needs and schedule quite easily, as it is designed to be flexible and supplement the content you already have. All students receive access to our online course portal where they can learn about a variety of issues affecting people and the planet and receive the tools they need to design their own social impact projects. While the online course is made to be easily accessible for students to complete modules on their own, we require each school to have at least one Team Advisor (can be a teacher, parent, or other capable adult) who can guide students through the program throughout the school year especially as they design and complete their action projects. In addition to the school-based activities, all students are encouraged to join our 60-minute monthly live calls (first Saturdays at 10am PST) to learn and connect with other students from around the globe.

Yes; most of them do!

Yes, we host a monthly teacher PD call (every first Saturday of the month) for teachers from Sept-June (10 calls total) to come together and receive training and support as they facilitate the program. During this call, we offer a combination of wellness support for the teachers themselves (with topics such as mindfulness and self-compassion) as well as support on program topics (exploring social justice themes, tips on facilitating class discussion, Design Thinking methodology, prep for Global Pitch, etc.) These monthly PD calls are an opportunity for teachers to connect with other educators from around the globe, build community, and receive support as they implement The Changemaker Project in their classroom.

Classroom teachers do not need to complete background checks in order to advise teams, since they are already cleared through their school district. Everyone else (parents, youth leaders, etc.) will need to complete a Livescan background check report in order to ensure the safety of all students. If needed, we can reimburse team advisors for the cost of the background check (usually it costs around $20-25 and can be done at most copy shops.)

Final projects are judged based on the impact they make in solving a given problem in the world. All projects will be evaluated based on a rubric which will be released during the online course and outline the criteria that should be taken into consideration when designing your project.

Students can create any kinds of projects they dream up which solve a problem in the world! This could range from an act of service, an invention, an art project, a political action, an educational campaign, a technology product, or a startup. Check out our 2024 projects here.

Our deadlines for the 2024-2025 school year are as follows: June 1st: Early bird deadline to register students at a discount Sept. 15th: Final deadline for students to register Early Jan.: Project Proposals Due Late Jan.: Pitch videos due for Global Pitch May 15th: Final videos due for Changemaker Showcase inclusion

The amount of funding requested depends entirely on the scope of the project and what it requires in order to be successful. Smaller funding requests may be more likely to get funded, but it's also possible to obtain larger donations if the pitch is compelling and the funds are going to be put to good use. We will have some lessons in the online course dedicated to funding, to help students plan a budget for their projects and make funding requests that are appropriate for the scope of the work being done.

As part of our curriculum, we have each team create a GoFundMe page for their project. This allows them to begin the fundraising process for their project by utilizing their own network to secure funds. Although most of our teams get fully funded, we can support teams in revising their plans and budgets accordingly if they aren't able to secure all the funds they originally hoped for.

Just email hello@thechangemakerproject.org (or fill in the box below) and we'll get right back to you!