Awards

Call for Applications: 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize in The UAE  The Zayed Sustainability Prize is the UAE’s pioneering global award that recognises and rewards small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), nonprofit organisations (NPOs), and global high schools with impactful, innovative, and inspiring sustainable solutions. The Purpose of this program is to recognize the efforts and honor the Leaders for their innovative, inspiring, and groundbreaking contributions to a sustainable future. The Prize honours the humanitarian and sustainability legacy of the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. To date, we have awarded 128 winners and through them we have transformed the lives of over 400 million people. Program Categories Health: Improving Healthcare Access Food: Combatting Food Insecurity Energy: Powering Communities Water: Supply of Safe Drinking Water Climate Action: Advancing Climate Migration and Adaption Global High Schools: Inspiring Youth Leadership Overview of the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize Type: Award Value: $1,000,000 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE Organized by: Zayed Sustainability Prize, UAE Eligible Countries: Check below 👇 Benefits: Airfare Tickets, Accommodation, Ground Transport, No application fee Deadline: 23rd June, 2025 Candidates from the following regions can apply: The Americas Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East & North Africa Europe & Central Asia South Asia East Asia & Pacific General Eligibility Requirements for 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize Innovation (40%): Solution must be novel or significantly improve existing solutions. Demonstrate a unique value proposition. Exhibit technical and commercial viability. Show evidence of potential or actual market adoption. Impact (30%): Demonstrate a clear positive impact on quality of life. Address significant social, economic, technological, or environmental challenges. Exhibit organizational resilience to potential challenges. Demonstrate good governance and skilled personnel. Implement fair policies. Provide a detailed plan for effective use of prize funds. Inspiration (30%): Embody core values of sustainability and human development. Reflect the legacy of Sheikh Zayed. Inspire further sustainable and human development actions. Influence community adoption of sustainable behaviors. The Program Covers: Airfare Tickets Accommodation Ground Transport No Application Fees Prize Value Health: US $1,000,000 Food: US $1,000,000 Energy: US $1,000,000 Water: US $1,000,000 Climate Action: US $1,000,000 Global High Schools: US $900,000, with up to US $150,000 awarded to one school from each of the six global regions. Deadline: 23rd June, 2025 Apply Here for the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize

Call for Nominations: 2025 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award Applications are open for the 2025 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award. TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2025 Award from all its members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries. Program Summary Type: Award Sponsor: The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Value: $4,000 Eligible Countries: Least Developing Country Deadline: March 14, 2025 Eligibility Criterias for the 2025 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award The 2025 award will be awarded to a scientist national of a Least Developing Country (LDC), living and working in a LDC during the last two years immediately prior to his/her nomination, based on scientific achievements in any of the thematic areas below: Clean and renewable energy Green chemistry Sustainable agriculture and agrobiodiversity Plastic: degradation, pollution and microplastics Water purification and sanitation Climate change: environmental effects, methane contribution, carbon capture Transportation technologies: efficiency for smart cities Waste management Biodiversity: the sixth mass extinction, ecosystem services, habitat recovery and restoration Ecological economics and planetary health Every two years the award is aimed exclusively at women scientists. Benefits This annual award, named after the TWAS Fellow Samira Omar, recognizes the significant impact on the environment and biodiversity of scientists from least developed countries, with a monetary award of $4,000 generously provided by Professor Omar. A nomination is considered complete only if includes all of the following information/material: Nominator contact details. Nominee contact details (self nominations are not accepted) and general information on the nominee. Authorization from the nominee (i.e. the candidate) to process personal data for the purposes of the nomination, in conformity to Art. 13 of the Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003. This authorization can only be submitted through the online platform. The privacy authorization form is available for download in the section ‘nominee’s personal data. The form must be filled in and signed by the candidate and then uploaded onto the on-line platform. Suggested citation (15-20 words highlighting the nominee’s scientific achievements); Supporting statement regarding the nominee’s contribution. Supporting statements should explain in detail the work performed by the candidate and its significance in the relevant scientific context. Clear reference should be made to the scientific impact of the nominee’s work. Vague supporting statements will not be considered and will negatively affect the evaluation. Clear and detailed account of any time spent abroad by the nominee in the past two years. PhD: information on subject area, year and awarding institution. Brief information on membership in academies and societies. Brief information on awards and honours received. List of 10 most significant publications listed in an internationally acceptable format. The nominee’s brief CV. The nominee’s complete list of publications are also to be uploaded, separately, onto the online platform. The nominee’s h-index in Google Scholar, and the associated number of citations. How to Apply – 2025 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award The 2025 nominations can only be submitted electronically through the on-line platform by clicking on the “NEW NOMINATION” button at the bottom of this page. To resume working on saved nominations, click on the “RESUME” button at the bottom of this page. The extended deadline for receiving nominations is 14 March 2025, however we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the deadline but submit the nomination as early as you can to enable us to process it as quickly as possible. Before starting compiling the nomination, PLEASE pay particular attention to the maximum characters allowed. Apply Here for the 2025 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award