Application to the Shell Springboard awards can be made via this website at the Apply Now section.  However we encourage you to read the general information on this site, particularly the Eligibility,  Application Process  and FAQs sections before completing the application form.

Before completing the application form you must read and agree the Submission Contract. Please remember the following key points:

• Shell, the judges and assessors will all have certain obligations of confidentiality in respect of your submission. It is, however, your responsibility to make sure that you are satisfied with the level of protection for your idea before you submit it to Shell, and to take your own legal advice on this. Please do not include any more detail about your idea than you feel comfortable with or than is indicated in the application form.
• The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is an important business objective at Shell, and we are continuously developing technology and exploring ideas.  Therefore, it is possible that Shell Springboard will receive and fund business plans on topics similar to or the same as Shell's activities.  Before submitting, you must accept that Shell may already be independently pursuing these business opportunities (similar to or the same as yours) and that your submission or subsequent award will not in any way preclude Shell from continuing with the opportunities.  Nor does your submission or award place any obligation on Shell to develop a relationship with you.
• If you win the award, you will be required to: (a) spend the award on the project described in your application form; (b) write a letter to Shell Springboard at an agreed time, describing what you have achieved (or the challenges you have faced); (c) provide material for this website and other publicity; (d) participate in a judging panel next year (if requested).

You must submit your application via this website. Details on how to do this are
described here.

In exceptional circumstances where you cannot submit online please call 0870 850 7085.