Applications Open for 2018 Roddenberry Prize!

Deadline: 12 July 2018

Applications are open for 2018 Roddenberry Prize that will be awarded to organizations focused on four issue areas ranked in the top 10 among Project Drawdown’s top solutions for global warming:

food waste,
plant-rich diets,
girls’ education,
women’s rights

Project Drawdown’s analysis indicates that access to quality education coupled with gender equity, food waste reduction, and plant-rich diet have the greatest potential to slow the pace of global warming even more than switching to solar, electric, or wind energy.

The Roddenberry Foundation was created to build on Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s legacy and philosophy, to drive social change and improve the lives of people around the world.

Prizes

Four Awardees will receive $250,000 each to implement and scale their work. Awards will be announced in November 2018.
The top organizations in each issue area that are NOT awarded a prize will be recognized publicly as Finalists.

Eligibility Criteria

Basically, anyone, anywhere. But more specifically:
- 501(c)3 organizations
- For-profit companies and LLCs
- B-corporations
- Teams and coalitions
- Non-governmental organizations
- Universities and colleges
- Research institutions and centers that are a part of a university
- Non-US organizations which have received a tax determination letter from the IRS
Who are working in at least one of the following four issue areas:
- Food waste
- Plant-rich diet
- Girls’ education
- Women’s rights