[April 2025]
Explore a curated list of prestigious awards, prizes, and global challenges designed to celebrate and support impactful NGOs.
Enter the Middle East & Africa Cleaning, Sanitation & Hygiene Awards 2025
Deadline: 1-May-25
Applications are open for the Elevate Bridge Builders UK Middle East & Africa Cleaning, Sanitation & Hygiene Awards 2025…[more]
Nominations open for ESD Okayama Award 2025
Deadline: 31-May-25
The Okayama City is now accepting nominations for the ESD Okayama Award, which recognizes outstanding ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) initiatives anywhere in the world…[more]
CFAs: Merdeka Award for Individuals and Organisations
Deadline: 1-May-25
The Merdeka Award recognises and rewards excellent individuals and organisations, serving as a beacon for those who have not only contributed to the nation’s growth but have also inspired greatness in the people of Malaysia…[more]
Entries now open for Sustainable Tourism Awards
Deadline: 31-May-25
The Skål International Sustainable Tourism Awards recognize excellence in sustainability across the global tourism industry…[more]
Call to Entries: Ebbe Nielsen Challenge 2025
Deadline: 7-Sep-25
Applications are now open for the Ebbe Nielsen Challenge focused on innovative tools, both new and existing, that leverage biodiversity data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) network to advance open science in support of research and policy…[more]
Nominations open for Champions of the Earth Award
Deadline: 30-Apr-25
The United Nations Environment Programme is thrilled to invite nominations for its Champions of the Earth Award to honour individuals and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment…[more]
Nominations open for TIAW World of Difference Award
Deadline: 12-May-25
The International Alliance for Women World of Difference Award recognizes extraordinary women, and men, whose efforts have advanced the economic empowerment of women locally, regionally or globally…[more]
Call for Nominations: Scroll of Honour Award
Deadline: 30-Apr-25
The UN-Habitat has launched its call for nominations for the Scroll of Honour Award – one of the most prestigious global awards recognizing major contributions to sustainable urban development…[more]
Call for Nominations: Silver Rose Awards 2025
Deadline: 30-Jun-25
Nominations are now open for Silver Rose Awards to advance a socially just transition in the face of political challenges…[more]
Registrations open for iF Social Impact Prize (Round One)
Deadline: 03-Jun-2025
The International Forum Design (iF Design) is inviting applications for its iF Social Impact Prize to support projects that contribute to their society…[more]
Call for Nominations: Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
Deadline: 2-May-25
The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (the Tyler Prize) is the world’s longest running and most prestigious annual environmental award…[more]
Nominations open for D-Prize Competition 2025
Deadline: 18-May-25
Nominations are now open for the D-Prize Competition…[more]
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants 2025
Deadline: 22-Jun-25
The Michelson Prizes are awarded annually to support early-career investigators working to advance human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases…[more]
Call for EOI: World Forum for Democracy 2025
Deadline: 17-May-25
The World Forum for Democracy calls for expressions of interest from innovative initiatives, from all over the world, aiming at enhancing democracy and contributing to sustainable peace…[more]
Open Call for New Commons Challenge
Deadline: 2-Jun-25
The Open Data Policy Lab invites global changemakers to propose innovative data commons for generative AI that serves the public interest…[more]
Applications open for Sigourney Award
Deadline: 31-Jul-25
The Sigourney Award welcomes applications to recognize the applicant pool includes extremely accomplished individuals and organizations, with contributions spanning decades…[more]
Apply Now: Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage
Deadline: 30-Apr-25
The Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage aims to encourage the model safeguarding practices of ICH in the global community regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, race, age, gender, or any other political, social, economic or cultural orientation…[more]
Call for Nominations: UIAA Mountain Protection Award
Deadline: 15-May-25
The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation is thrilled to seek nominations for its Mountain Protection Award to promote and support projects that seek to protect mountain ecosystems and engage climbers and mountaineers in a direct and positive way…[more]
AI for Good launches Impact Awards Programme 2025
Deadline: 15-May-25
AI for Good has launched the Impact Awards Programme to celebrate exceptional achievements in the field of AI, recognizing innovative, sustainable, and impactful AI solutions that contribute to global progress…[more]
Zendesk Foundation’s Tech for Good Impact Awards 2025
Deadline: 15-Aug-25
The Zendesk Foundation is inviting nonprofit organizations to apply for the Tech for Good Impact Awards…[more]
Nominations open for Wellcome Discovery Awards 2025
Deadline: 29-Jul-25
Nominations are now open for the Wellcome Discovery Awards to provide funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing…[more]
Open Call: European Greenways Award (12th Edition)
Deadline: 21-May-25
Nominations are now open for the 12th edition of European Greenways Award to promote examples of best practices and to support their replication on other greenways all over Europe…[more]
OLADE launches Energy Excellence Award 2025 (Second Edition)
Deadline: 27-Jul-25
The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) has opened the call for the second edition of the OLADE Energy Excellence Award, a regional recognition that highlights the most outstanding projects in the energy sector across Latin America and the Caribbean…[more]
UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education
Deadline: 12-May-25
Are you driving transformative change for girls’ and women’s education? If yes, this is your chance to submit your initiative and become a laureate of the prestigious UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education…[more]
Call for Applications: Zayed Sustainability Prize
Deadline: 23-Jun-2025
Applications are now open for the Zayed Sustainability Prize that recognises and rewards small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), nonprofit organisations (NPOs), and global high schools with impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainable solutions…[more]
UNFPA launches the Equalizer Challenge to Scale Women’s Health Innovations
Deadline: 4-May-25
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, in collaboration with MIT Solve, IE University, and Women of Wearables, has announced the launch of The Equalizer Challenge: Scaling Women’s Health Innovations…[more]
Digital Energy Challenge 2025
Deadline: 16-May-25
Are you a Start-up looking to scale up your digital innovation project in the energy sector in Africa? If so, apply for the 2025 Digital Energy Challenge…[more]
Call for Entries: UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development
Deadline: 16 may 2025
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is pleased to invite nominations for its UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development…[more]
Nominations open for Africa Food Prize 2025
Deadline: 27-Jun-25
Nominations are now open for the Africa Food Prize, a preeminent award recognizing an outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change the reality of farming in Africa—from a struggle to survive to a business that thrives…[more]
Nominations open for Nordic Council Environment Prize 2025
Deadline: 30 April 2025
The nomination process for the Nordic Council Environment Prize is open, allowing the general public to put forward names…[more]
Call for Nominations: UNESCO – Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes
Deadline: 30-Apr-25
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is inviting nominations for its Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes to reward outstanding examples of action to safeguard and enhance the world’s cultural landscapes…[more]
Nominations open for Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Prize (Portugal)
Deadline: 30-Apr-25
The Foundation for Science and Technology is thrilled to invite nominations for its Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Prize for “Conservation, Restoration and Monitoring of Biodiversity in Portugal”…[more]
Call for Nominations: Intercultural Achievement Award in Austria
Deadline: 30-Apr-25
The Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs is looking for successful, solution-oriented intercultural and interreligious dialogue projects!..[more]
Nominations open for Rohini Nayyar Prize (India)
Deadline: 31 May 2025
Nominations are now open for the Rohini Nayyar Prize to recognize the exemplary contributions of young Indians, under the age of 40 years, towards improving the lives of people in rural India…[more]
ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication Leadership Awards (Philippines)
Deadline: 30-Apr-25
The National Anti-Poverty Commission is pleased to announce the ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication Leadership Awards to recognize exemplary roles and outstanding achievements and contributions of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), and the private sector in ASEAN Member States (AMS) in the field of rural development and poverty eradication…[more]
Nominations open for Bee & Wildlife Friendly Garden Award – Ireland
Deadline: 2-May-25
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for Bee & Wildlife Friendly Garden Award…[more]
Nominations open for NHEA Awards (Nigeria)
Deadline: 2-May-25
Nominations has opened for the 11th edition of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) to celebrate excellence, innovation, and dedication within Nigeria’s healthcare sector…[more]
NASA announces Beyond the Algorithm Challenge (US)
Deadline: 25-Jul-25
The NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) seeks solutions to complex Earth Science problems using transformative or unconventional computing technologies such as quantum computing, quantum machine learning, neuromorphic computing, or in-memory computing…[more]
Meath County Council announces Green Kilometre Award – Ireland
Deadline: 2-May-25
The Meath County Council is pleased to announce the Green Kilometre Award…[more]
Nominations open for Human Rights Awards (Canada)
Deadline: 31-May-25
The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights is inviting applications for its Human Rights Awards…[more]
Nominations open for Michael Austin Harlick Sports Awards in the UK
Deadline: 26-Oct-25
Nominations are now open for the Michael Austin Harlick Sports Awards to provide funding to sport groups towards the cost of sporting awards for young people aged 4-18…[more]
Nominations open for WasteSorted Awards 2025 (Australia)
Deadline: 26-May-25
Nominations are now open for the WasteSorted Awards to recognise the outstanding achievements of Western Australians working towards a low waste and circular economy future, through improved waste practices and innovative waste solutions…[more]
Nominations now open for Canada’s Volunteer Awards
Deadline: 8-May-25
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is accepting nominations for the Canada’s Volunteer Awards…[more]
Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize in the United States
Deadline: 13-Jun-25
The Verizon and MIT Solve are excited to announce the Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize…[more]
