- Prize Amount – CHF 25,000
- Deadline – June 12, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Nominations are now open for the CHf 25,000 Innovate 4 Nature Award to identify and accelerate nature-positive solutions in collaboration with partners to contribute to the restoration and regeneration of nature by 2030.
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Its purpose is to recognise and spotlight high-quality solutions, promote a vibrant ecosystem and inspire transformative thinking towards a regenerative economy.
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Prize Information
- The I4N Award offers both financial and non-financial benefits worth CHF 150,000 in total, with the aim to accelerate nature-positive solutions:
- Four cash prizes of CHF 25,000 each across four focus areas and a special grant of CHF 15,000
- Access to the I4N ecosystem, including corporates, investors and experts
- Tailored training and mentorship opportunities
- Increased visibility through I4N channels and exclusive events
Eligibility:
- The application criteria are as follows:
- Business Model: your solution needs to have a source of income that is not fully relying on donations.
- Scalability or Replicability: your solution needs to be scalable or repicable. If your solution is highly relying on one particular location, please do not apply.
- Maturity: your solution is ideally around pre-seed or seed stage. The minimum requirement is the existence of a business model, a business plan, a marketable pilot product, or a minimum viable product (MVP). Please do not apply if your annual revenues exceed USD 1 million.
- Form: there are no specific requirements regarding legal form, ownership structure or age of entity. Please do not apply if your solution is considered ‘a project’.
- Geographies: global; organisations active in or from countries at high risk of money laundering are excluded.
- Applicants: they only accept applications directly from founders and not from fundraisers. Previous I4N-Award Winners are excluded. Previous I4N Award Finalists can reapply after 2 years, unless they have a new project.
- Availability: should you be selected, at least one founder or executive director must be available either in person or via video call on the Pitch Day: Tuesday, 21st October 2025, in Switzerland
- Language: Only applications in English are accepted.
- Cost: participation is free of charge.
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