- Prize Pool – $5.9 million
- Deadline – June 23, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Applications are now open for the $5.9million Zayed Sustainability Prize that recognises and rewards small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), nonprofit organisations (NPOs), and global high schools with impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainable solutions.
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Established by the UAE leadership in 2008, the Prize honours the humanitarian and sustainability legacy of the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Over the past 16 years, the Zayed Sustainability Prize has awarded 117 winners who have positively impacted the lives of 384 million people around the world.
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Prize Information
The total prize fund is US $5.9 million, distributed as follows:
- Health US $1,000,000
- Food US $1,000,000
- EnergyUS $1,000,000
- Water US $1,000,000
- Climate ActionUS $1,000,000
- Global High Schools US $900,000
- Divided amongst six schools; awarding each US $150,000: Regions: The Americas, Europe & Central Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia & Pacific
Eligibility:
- Organisations must be a small or medium sized enterprise (SME) or a non-profit organisation (NPO).
- Organisations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
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