Call for Nominations: Stockholm Water Prize

Deadline: 1-Sep-25

The Stockholm International Water Institute is pleased to invite nominations for its Stockholm Water Prize to recognize people and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to the sustainable use and protection of the world’s water resources.

The Stockholm Water Prize is awarded to an individual, institution or organisation that has made substantial scientific or other contribution to their understanding of water resources and the sustainable use and protection of them, thereby leading to improved health and well-being of humans as well as ecosystems. The contributions can concern natural sciences, engineering, technology, education, policy and practice.

They welcome nominations from all parts of the world and strongly encourage the nomination of women candidates. The Stockholm Water Prize awards excellence in both science and practice. As the water world is rapidly evolving, they actively seek to broaden their networks and include many different specialties. Anyone can submit a nomination.

Categories

• The main achievements of the proposed laureate shall be in at least one of the following two categories:
  • Research: Basic and applied research to develop new knowledge and/or scientific leadership in fields relevant for the prize.
  • Policy and practices: Achievements that have improved the governance and management of water as a natural and economic resource, and/or as a human right and basic service. The category may include:
    • human rights,
    • conflict resolution and international cooperation,
    • sustainable and safe management of water resources,
    • provision of water supply and sanitation services,
    • development and application of appropriate technologies or economical, legislative, institutional or administrative principles for efficient, equitable and sustainable water management and services provision.

Nomination Criteria

• The candidate shall have made outstanding achievements of lasting significance during the last ten years and provided stimulation for further important work.
• Nominations, which cannot be supported by documented scientific merits, should be accompanied by at least two support letters from individuals or organisations without direct professional or family ties to the candidate.
• The candidate cannot be employed by or in close professional relation to Stockholm Water Foundation or any of its associated entities.
• Self-nominations will be disregarded.

For more information, visit SIWI.