Deadline Date: January 20, 2026
Donor Name: Volvo Environment Prize Foundation
Grant Size: $100,000 to $500,000
Category: Awards, Prizes and Challenges
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the Volvo Environment Prize.
Funding Information
- The Prize is awarded annually and consists of a hand-crafted diploma, a glass sculpture, and a cash award of SEK 1.5 million (approximately Euro 135,000 or USD 142,000).
Eligibility Criteria
- There are many outstanding biologists and environmental scientists among the laureates but the scope of the award is wide. The idea is to promote scientific research and innovations that in broad terms fall within the environmental and sustainability field. So previous laureates also include economists, urban development experts, energy specialists, poverty adversaries and many others who are exploring the path to sustainability.
Evaluation Criteria
- A Scientific Committee reviews the nominations and presents a report to the international Prize Jury.
- The Jury recommends one or several winners to the Board of the Volvo Environment Prize Foundation, which then makes the formal decision. The decision is made public in October and the prize is awarded in November each year at a ceremony held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Application Requirements
- A short letter of motivation.
- A detailed description of the research the nominee has conducted and how it adds to their knowledge around environmental science. Main achievements and their importance should be emphasized. Emphasis must also be placed on the impacts of the research outside of the particular discipline e.g. impacts on policy development, impacts on sustainability and/or contribution to changed behaviour.
- CV of the nominee + list of published paper/s and links if available.
- Letter/s of reference. Maximum 3 letters written by someone other than the nominator.
- Nominations should be submitted in English.
- When submitting nominations for a group of named individuals, please send one nomination for each person (maximum 3 persons) and specify in the description of achievements that the nomination is for a shared prize.
- A nomination remains valid for three years.
- Please note that self-nominations are not accepted.
For more information, visit Volvo Environment Prize Foundation.
