The Earth Prize Sustainability Competition for Students

Through The Earth Prize competition, students are inspired, educated, mentored and empowered to solve environmental sustainability problems.

The Earth Prize, the world’s largest environmental competition for young people, has seen participation from teams in over 150 countries during its first three annual editions. It aims to inspire and empower the next generation of environmental leaders and innovators, creating a global platform for sharing and scaling their solutions.

Prize Information

• Regional Winners: Seven teams will be recognized as “The Earth Prize Regional Winners” and awarded a USD 12,500 prize. The prize money will be awarded to the students for their idea implementation. The regional winners are the following:
  • The Earth Prize 2025 African Winner
  • The Earth Prize 2025 Asian Winner
  • The Earth Prize 2025 Central and South American Winner
  • The Earth Prize 2025 European Winner
  • The Earth Prize 2025 Middle Eastern Winner
  • The Earth Prize 2025 North American Winner
  • The Earth Prize 2025 Oceanian Winner
• The Earth Prize Educator of the Year: Three (3) Educators will be recognised as “The Earth Prize Educator of the Year” and will be awarded with a USD 2,500 prize each.
• The Earth Prize Mentor of the Year: Three (3) Mentors will be recognised as “The Earth Prize Mentor of the Year” and will be awarded with a USD 2,500 prize each.
• Additional Distinctions: The Earth Foundation reserves the right to introduce additional distinctions (it could be either with a cash prize or without it) to recognize and highlight particularly outstanding qualities of the Final Ideas presented, as well as the Participants themselves, such as the “Best Presentation”, “The Adjudicating Panel’s Award”, etc. Information about additional distinctions will be provided at The Earth Prize Awards Ceremony.
• The Adjudicating Panel reserves the right not to grant The Earth Prize if it considers that there are no qualified Final Ideas.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: The Earth Prize is open to all students worldwide born between the years 2005 and 2011.
• Education Level: The Earth Prize is open to all students in the secondary education level and is not open to tertiary education students. Eligible institutions are schools or educational programs.
• Location: Participants are accepted from anywhere in the world. There are no geographic restrictions.
• Language: All registration and submission information must be in English.
• Teams: Each Participant can be an individual student or a team of up to five (5) students collaborating on a submission. Participants from different classes and grades are welcome to form a team as long as they attend the same institution.
• Adult Supervisor: Participants are strongly encouraged to have an assigned adult Supervisor for their team in order to register for The Earth Prize. Valid Supervisors include, but are not limited to, teachers or school administrators. If Participants have been signed up through an educational program, valid Supervisors can include program coordinators or educators. For individual participants or groups of homeschooled students, a parent may serve as the Supervisor. In either case, an official document certifying the Supervisor’s teacher status or the student’s authorised homeschooling status will be requested during registration. Participants who opt out of having a Supervisor are not eligible to receive one-on-one mentoring from The Earth Prize Mentors. However, if they advance to the Regional Winners Phase, they will receive mentoring, and a member of The Earth Prize team will participate in the session.
• Participation: Past Participants are welcome to register for The Earth Prize again, as long as they meet the eligibility criteria. Projects submitted to The Earth Prize in a prior year which have been selected as The Earth Prize Winners or Runners-up will not be accepted.

For more information, visit The Earth Prize.