Application are now opened for the The Zayed Sustainability Prize. The prize is a global award that recognises and rewards small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), nonprofit organisations (NPOs), and global high schools with impactful, innovative, and inspiring sustainable solutions. The Prize honours the humanitarian and sustainability legacy of the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
The Zayed Sustainability Prize was established in 2008 in honour of late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan to continue his legacy of promoting sustainability, inclusivity and global development. The Prize recognises and rewards pioneers who create solutions that benefit communities around the world, echoing Sheikh Zayed’s lifelong commitment to the well-being of humanity.
Zayed Sustainability Prize Categories
HEALTH
This category recognizes organizations that have demonstrated innovative, impactful and inspirational sustainability solutions in the areas of health that include, but are not limited to:
- Ensuring access to essential and affordable healthcare
- Ensuring access to maternal and newborn healthcare
- Ending epidemics (AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis etc.)
- Preventing and treating water-borne, communicable and non-communicable diseases
- Reducing illness from pollution, hazardous chemicals and contamination
Organizations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
The Prize fund for this category is US $1,000,000.
FOOD
This category recognizes organizations that have demonstrated innovative, impactful and inspirational sustainability solutions in the areas of food that include, but are not limited to:
- Decreasing hunger and malnutrition
- Increasing agricultural or other food processing productivity
- Ensuring sustainability of food systems
- Enhancing sustainable food production
Organizations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
The Prize fund for this category is US $1,000,000.
ENERGY
This category recognizes organizations that have demonstrated innovative, impactful and inspirational sustainability solutions in the areas of energy that include, but are not limited to:
- Ensuring access to affordable and reliable clean energy
- Increasing production of clean energy
- Improving energy efficiency and energy infrastructure
- Implementing clean energy technology innovation
Organisations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
The Prize fund for this category is US $1,000,000.
WATER
This category recognizes organizations that can demonstrated innovative, impactful and inspirational sustainability solutions in the areas of water that include, but are not limited to:
- Ensuring access to safe and affordable drinking water
- Ensuring access to sanitation and hygiene
- Increasing water use efficiency
Organisations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
The Prize fund for this category is US $1,000,000.
CLIMATE ACTION
The category recognises organisations that have demonstrated innovative, impactful and inspirational solutions producing positive results in the following areas:
- Climate Adaptation and resilience building
- Sustainable Land Use and Forest Conservation
- Nature-based solutions for conserving/restoring ecosystems and natural resources or carbon removal
- Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
The solution may be an approach, service and/or product that can be directly attributed to a quantifiable positive impact pertaining to the areas mentioned above.
Organisations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
The Prize fund for this category is US $1,000,000.
GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOLS
The Global High Schools category recognizes high schools or secondary schools, from six global geographic regions that propose innovative, impactful and inspirational sustainability projects in the areas of health, food, energy and/or water. The proposed project could be in one area (e.g. water) or a combination of areas (e.g. health, food, energy, water and climate action).
The award in this category is not given for past achievements but will enable students from winning high schools to implement sustainability projects in their own schools. These student-led projects must demonstrate innovative approaches to address sustainability challenges and inspire students to take active roles in sustainable development.
The application must be submitted by the students and supported by the school management. The projects must:
- demonstrate how they meet the three criteria: impact, innovation, inspiration, as explained in the Evaluation Criteria section of this page;
- be able to be implemented and operational within one to two years; and
- benefit the school community and/or their local/regional community for several years.
In each of the following six global regions, one school will win US $150,000:
- The Americas
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Middle East & North Africa
- Europe & Central Asia
- South Asia
- East Asia & Pacific
Prize Information
- The total prize fund is US $5.9 million, distributed as follows:
- Health US $1,000,000
- Food US $1,000,000
- Energy US $1,000,000
- Water US $1,000,000
- Climate Action US $1,000,000
- Global High Schools US $900,000
- Divided amongst six schools; awarding each US $150,000: Regions: The Americas, Europe & Central Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia & Pacific
Eligibility Criteria for Zayed Sustainability Prize
- Organizations must be a small or medium sized enterprise (SME) or a non-profit organization (NPO).
- Organizations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
How To Apply for Zayed Sustainability Prize
Application Deadline: 23 June 2025
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