The Earth Prize is a $104,500 environmental sustainability competition open to teenage students worldwide. It recognizes and awards students who develop the best solutions to accelerate positive change towards environmental sustainability. Seven Regional Winners each receive $10,000 to implement their project, and a Global Winner is chosen from them by public vote. Since launching, The Earth Prize has engaged over 14,000 students across 160+ countries. The 2026 cycle introduced multi-language submission support with integrated AI translation. Registrations for the 2027 cycle are now open.
The Earth Prize
The Earth Prize Competition
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About the Program
Eligibility
Participants must be registered in a school or educational program. Participants must have been born between 2007 and 2014.
Eligible Countries
other residency: All countries Participants must be registered in a school or educational program worldwide.
How to Apply
Register online via The Earth Prize onboarding page (minors need parental consent) and join The Earth Foundation Community on Discord. Enter individually or as a team of up to five students; once all members have registered, the Team Lead creates the team in The Earth Prize Submissions Portal. An Educator (teacher, administrator, program coordinator, or parent for homeschooled students) is encouraged but optional. The Team Lead submits one Earth Prize Blueprint per team: a validation-first framework of seven building blocks, from proving the problem exists to pitching the solution on video. The 35 selected Scholar teams then prepare a Scholar Submission (Project Update, Budget and Next Steps plan, Structured Video, and IP Self-Serve Worksheet). Beginning with the 2026 cycle, registrations and submissions can be made in any language with integrated AI translation support.