Deadline: 2 February 2024
Applications for the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2024 . The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, awarded for the first time in 2020, honours individuals and organisations leading society's efforts to tackle the greatest challenge facing humanity today: climate change. The Prize recognises outstanding contributions to climate action and climate solutions that inspire hope.
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation was created in 1956 as the lasting legacy of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian. The Prize is a manifestation of its commitment to putting sustainability at the centre of everything it does. With an annual prize of 1 million euros, funding from the Prize has been used to support people facing the worst impacts of climate change and help scale climate solutions. The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2023 was awarded to leaders in the restoration of ecosystems in the Global South.
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Prize
- The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, awarded annually, is worth 1 million euros. If more than one laureate is honoured, the prize will be divided equally.
Eligibility
- Any individual, organisation or group of people and/or organisations making a significant contribution to combating climate change is eligible.
- Nominations must come from a third party. Self-nominations are not permitted.
- The Prize is not intended to be a "prize for the whole work" nor should it be seen as seed funding. It is for work that has the capacity to scale up and benefit communities both locally and globally. The money should be used to maximise the impact of the recipient's work.
- The nomination and all accompanying documents must be submitted in English.
Selection criteria
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The Jury is responsible for selecting nominations according to the following criteria:
- Innovation: demonstrating innovative solutions and/or the potential for long-term transformational change.
- Impact: demonstrate generalised benefits for the global environment and society and/or be scalable with the potential for long-term impact.
- Inspiration: the ability to act as a role model, show active leadership or inspire others.
- Relevance of the appointment: timely, i.e. taking into account the contribution it will make to addressing critical issues and future challenges.
Appointment
The form requires nominators to answer six questions that help the Jury assess the applications - including why the nominee deserves the Prize; what impact they have had; key achievements; why their work is innovative, relevant and inspiring; and what can be learnt from their work.
Nominators are encouraged to upload supporting documents such as letters of reference, CVs, annual reports or brochures about the nominee to help with the Jury's assessment.
