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Prizes

The Earthshot Prize

Status

Status not published

No open application: solutions are identified via Official Nominators and a Top 150 / Top 15 selection process. Next ceremony date not stated on page.

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Amount
£1,000,000

Five Winners each year, each awarded £1 million.

Funder

The Earthshot Prize (registered charity, founded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation)

private · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — No open application: solutions are identified via Official Nominators and a Top 150 / Top 15 selection process. Next ceremony date not stated on page.

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
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Solutions must have proven prototypes, show signs of success, and have potential to make a positive impact on the environment.

How to apply

  1. Solutions are surfaced by The Earthshot Prize's network of Official Nominators worldwide; self-nomination is not accepted. — link
  2. Nominated solutions are assessed and 15 finalists are selected each year.
  3. Five winners are announced at the annual awards ceremony and each receives £1 million.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://earthshotprize.org/the-prize/about/

"Five impactful Winners each year"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: earthshotprize.org

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