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Nominations Now Open for Volvo Environment Prize 2024

Nominations Now Open for Volvo Environment Prize 2024

Deadline: 20-Jan-24

The Volvo Environment Prize Foundation is inviting nominations to reward outstanding scientific discoveries or innovations broadly falling within the environmental sphere.

The span of disciplines and activities for which nominations can be made is wide and includes all disciplines which have relevance to the environment.

Prize 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 EUR 150,000 or USD 160,000). The award ceremony is held in Stockholm in November each year.

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.

Nominations must include the following:
Evaluation Process

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.

For more information, visit Volvo Environment Prize Foundation.

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