Frontiers Planet Prize 2024, 3 Prizes of CHF 1 million each: Call for Submission
Apply now - Deadline: Wednesday 27th September 2023 at Midday.
The University of Manchester is pleased to confirm its participation in the 2nd edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize, an international competition that aims to address the planetary crisis by mobilizing scientists across the world and their breakthrough research, with the greatest potential to stabilize the planet’s ecosystem.
Launched by the Frontiers Research Foundation, the Frontiers Planet Prize recognizes and awards a National Champion for each participating country, and three prizes of CHF 1 million each to 3 International Champions, selected by an independent Jury of 100. The prize focuses on addressing any one of the 9 planetary boundaries, as detailed by Professor Johan Rockström, director at the Potsdam Institute of Climate Change, and Owen Gaffney in their book and documentary, Breaking Boundaries.
The Prize seeks to boost sustainability research globally by fostering national and international competition – much like the Olympics, but among scientists, universities, and countries. The aim is to identify, fund and support research that provides real solutions to the global environmental threats we face.
The prize will recognize the best research published in established scientific journals within the past two years (date of acceptance, 1st November 2021 – 31st October 2023), with robust peer review and transparent publication procedures, that fulfil the criteria of the prize. The CHF 1 million prize will be awarded to each International Champion to advance the breakthrough research of the winning research group.
The National Champions will be announced on Earth Day, 22 April 2024, and the International Champions (who will each win the CHF 1 million prize) will be announced during the award ceremony taking place in June 2024- in Montreux, Switzerland.
We at The University of Manchester are now inviting the lead scientists of the most promising recently published research articles to apply, by putting their best research forward. Scientists at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply, as long as they confirm to best represent the research group who conducted the study.
How do you enter?
- Download the application form here.
- Send the filled in application form to sustainablefutures@manchester.ac.uk.
- Wait to hear back from us after the deadline if your application has been shortlisted.
The scientific community has the knowledge and expertise to help navigate and secure humanity’s future. The University of Manchester’s scientists will be playing a key role in this, sharing their knowledge and ideas in the pursuit of real-world solutions to ensure the Earth thrives.
If you have any questions about the prize or the application process, please get in touch at sustainablefutures@manchester.ac.uk.
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