UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): APRIL 2, 2014

                       ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           NEVADA                        000-53204                26-1342810
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 (State or other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

               7675 DAGGET STREET, SUITE 150, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 799-4583



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          (Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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SECTION 5.  CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
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         ITEM 5.02.  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION
                     OF  DIRECTORS;   APPOINTMENT  OF  CERTAIN   OFFICERS;
                     COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

         GENERAL.  On April 2, 2014, Mr. Jack Schneider  accepted an appointment
as a new director of Envision Solar International,  Inc. (the "Company"),  to be
effective that day.

         COMPENSATION   ARRANGEMENTS.   In  consideration  for  Mr.  Schneider's
acceptance  to serve as a director of the Company,  the Company  agreed to grant
1,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock to Mr. Schneider, subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in the Restricted Stock Grant  Agreement,  a copy
of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit  10.1,  including but not limited
to the  following  vesting  schedule:  166,672  shares on April 1, 2014 and then
69,444 shares on the last day of each calendar quarter thereafter  commencing on
June 30, 2014.

         BIOGRAPHICAL  INFORMATION.  From  1976 to  2011,  Mr.  Schneider  was a
Managing Director at Allen & Co. LLC, the premier  investment house in the media
and entertainment  sector.  Following a brief retirement period, and starting in
August 2012, Mr. Schneider has been with Dominick & Dominick, LLC. Mr. Schneider
has been on the Board of the National Mentoring Partnership for 12 years, and he
has served as Chairman of the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis for 25 years. He
brings  a  wealth  of  M&A  experience  from  Allen  &  Co.  and  his  long-term
relationships  with other  leaders in the  technology,  media and  entertainment
community can open doors to new opportunities for Envision. He has been a member
of the Advisory  Board at Loton,  Corp.  since  October 4, 2013, a member of the
Advisory Board at Mandalay Digital Group, Inc. since April 19, 2011, a member of
Board of Advisors at  IntelliCell  BioSciences,  Inc.  since October  2011,  and
NeuMedia,  Inc.  since April 19,  2011.  Mr.  Schneider  served as a director at
Stratus Media Group,  Inc. from October 2012 to December 9, 2013.  Further,  Mr.
Schneider pioneered The Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, widely considered
one of the  most  influential  gatherings  of  international  business  leaders,
annually.


SECTION 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIALS & EXHIBITS
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         (d)      Exhibits

                  10.1     Restricted  Stock  Agreement  between the Company and
                           Jack Schneider, dated April 2, 2014.



                                   SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.


Date: April 7, 2014                 By: /s/ Desmond Wheatley
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                                    Desmond Wheatley, Chief Executive Officer



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