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Volvo Environment Prize 2023 for environmental scientists (EUR 150,000 prize)

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Application Deadline: January 19, 2023

Since the first award in 1990 the Volvo Environment Prize has become one of the scientific world’s most respected environmental prizes.

The Prize is awarded by an independent foundation. A Scientific Committee does the initial screening and evaluation of candidates. Internationally renowned scientists in the Prize Jury make the final selection of prize laureate. 

Requirements:

  • 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.

Prize:

  • 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.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Volvo Environment Prize 2023

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Volvo Environment Prize 2022 for environmental scientists (EUR 150,000 prize)

by OFA
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Application Deadline: January 10, 2022.

Since the first award in 1990 the Volvo Environment Prize has become one of the scientific world’s most respected environmental prizes. Laureates represent all fields of environmental and sustainability studies and initiatives. 

The Prize is awarded by an independent foundation. A Scientific Committee does the initial screening and evaluation of candidates. Internationally renowned scientists in the Prize Jury make the final selection of prize laureate. 

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.

HOW TO NOMINATE

Fill out the form below. Some fields are required and marked*. Others are not compulsory.

The nomination procedure is in three easy steps. Please make sure that the documents you upload meet the requirements in the Nomination Guidelines.

If we have any questions, the Prize Coordinator will first contact the person doing the nomination, so please give your contact details.

A nomination is valid for three years.

If you have any problems with the nomination form, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Volvo Environment Prize 2022

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Volvo Environment Prize 2020 for environmental scientists (EUR 145,000 prize)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: January 10th, 2020

Since the first award in 1990 the Volvo Environment Prize has become one of the scientific world’s most respected environmental prizes.

Laureates represent all fields of environmental and sustainability studies and initiatives.

The Volvo Environment Prize is awarded by an independent foundation. A Scientific Committee does the initial screening and evaluation of candidates. The International Prize Jury, a group of internationally renowned scientists, makes the final selection of prize laureate.

The Volvo Environment Prize is awarded annually. The Prize consists of a hand-crafted diploma, a glass sculpture and a cash award for SEK 1.5 million (approximately EUR 145,000 or USD 167,000). The award ceremony is in Stockholm in November each year

The span of disciplines and activities for which nominations can be made is wide and includes all disciplines which have relevance to the environment. The research of nominees should be based on scientific grounds but must clearly show impacts outside of the specific discipline.

Nominations must include the following:

  1. A short letter of motivation
  2. A detailed description of the research the nominee has conducted and how it adds to our 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. 
  3. CV of the nominee + list of published paper/s and links if available.
  4. Letter/s of reference. Maximum 3 letters written by someone other than the nominator.
  5. Nominations should be submitted in English using the official form available at www.environment-prize.com. When not feasible, please contact the secretariat [email protected]
  6. 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.
  7. A nomination remains valid for three years.
  8. Please note that self-nominations are not accepted.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Volvo Environment Prize 2019/2020

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