Zayed Sustainability Prize
Awards NPOs and SMEs tackling sustainability challenges across six prize categories.
Applicants register on the Prize Portal, choose the category that fits their work, and submit an application form. Entries are reviewed and shortlisted, a cohort of Finalists is announced, and winners are revealed at an Awards Ceremony the following January.
Looking for nonprofits and small and medium enterprises with innovative, sustainable solutions in one of five categories: Health (improving access to healthcare and addressing epidemics), Food (boosting agricultural productivity and reducing hunger), Energy (clean infrastructure and affordable, reliable power), Water (safe drinking water, sanitation and water-use efficiency), or Climate Action (climate resilience, sustainable land use, ecosystem conservation and carbon capture). A separate Global High Schools category looks for secondary schools running their own sustainability projects in health, food, energy or water.
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