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Prizes

Zayed Sustainability Prize

Status

Usually opens in March and April and May and June

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
$1,000,000

Winners in Health, Food, Energy, Water and Climate Action receive US$1 million each; Global High Schools winners receive US$150,000; finalists receive US$100,000 per organisation (US$25,000 per school).

Funder

Zayed Sustainability Prize (Government of the United Arab Emirates)

ppp · national

Deadline: One call a year — 2026 cycle: submissions opened January 2026 and closed 22 June 2026; finalists announced September 2026; winners announced at the Awards Ceremony in January 2027. Next call not yet announced.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

SMEs and nonprofits worldwide with a proven track record. Entrants generally need at least two years of operation.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.zayedsustainabilityprize.com/

"Winners in the Health, Food, Energy, Water, and Climate Action categories are awarded US $1 million each"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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