Do you have a high-impact idea in energy, water, health, food, or climate action? Are you a youth-led initiative at a school level? The Zayed Sustainability Prize 2025 is now open, and it’s your chance to take your vision to the next level!
What’s on the Table
- Total Prize Pool: $5.9 million
- Award Categories: Health, Food, Energy, Water, Climate Action, Global High Schools
- Prize Size: Up to $1 million each for NGOs and SMEs; $150,000 for high school teams
Key Dates & Categories
- Applications Open: February 2025
- Deadline: 23 June 2025, 5 PM EST
- Finalists Announced: October 2025
- Winners Revealed: January 2026 (Dubai ceremony)
- Categories: Health • Food • Energy • Water • Climate Action • Global High Schools
How to Apply
- Register on the official portal
- Choose the category that fits your organization or project.
- Tell Your Story: Demonstrate innovation, sustainability, and impact potential.
- Submit supporting documents and press “Done” before the deadline.
Projects led by SMEs, non-profits, or high school teams; especially those addressing real community challenges—have strong chances.
Why This Matters for Africa
- Real Funding at Scale: These prizes can transform promising solutions into life-changing reality, powering clinics, farms, clean-energy systems, and climate protection initiatives.
- Global Validation: Past winners have leveraged this award for expanded reach, policy influence, and further investment, elevating Africa’s role in global sustainability.
- Building Ecosystems: Whether you're an NGO, startup, or school team, this is your pathway to influential networks, media exposure, and continent-wide collaboration.
Opportunity for Africa
- Accelerate Solutions: Imagine a $1 million investment in solar microgrids, climate resilience tech, or agritech. That’s how big impact begins.
- Showcase Yourself: Stand shoulder to shoulder with global pioneers—like CleanTech innovators from Bangladesh or community water projects from Australia.
- Mobilize Networks: Winners get visibility across UAE and global development circles, opening doors for partnerships and regional scaling.
Applications are open now but close soon. If you are a social entrepreneur, school leader, scientist, or changemaker with passion and purpose, this prize can become your launchpad.
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