Deadline: January 31, 2026
Applications are open for the Earth Prize 2026 for Teenage Students worldwide. The Earth Prize is an annual, global $100,000 environmental sustainability competition for students between the ages of 13 and 19, which rewards the teams whose projects have the most potential to address environmental issues.
The Earth Prize, the world’s largest environmental competition for young people, has seen participation from teams in over 160 countries and territories during its first four 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.
Prizes
- The Earth Prize features seven regional winners, each receiving $12,500 to implement their ideas. The regions are Southeast Asia and Oceania, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America, and Central & South America.
- In addition, three mentors of the year will be recognized, with each receiving $2,500.
Eligibility
- Open to all students worldwide born between the years 2006 and 2012.
- 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.
- Participants are accepted from anywhere in the world. There are no geographic restrictions.
- Starting with The Earth Prize 2026, registrations and submissions can be made in any language, and an integrated Al tool will be available to support participants throughout the process.
- 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. Teams can also consist of students from different institutions.
- Participants are strongly encouraged to have an assigned adult Educator for their team. Valid Educator include, but are not limited to, teachers or school administrators. If Participants have been signed up through an educational program, valid Educator can include program coordinators or educators. For individual participants or groups of homeschooled students, a parent may serve as the Educator. In either case, an official document certifying the Educator status or the student’s authorised homeschooling status will be requested during registration.
- 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.
- Submissions to The Earth Prize are expected to propose solutions aimed at accelerating positive change towards environmental sustainability. The Earth Prize will consider a wide range of solutions: local, national as well as global ones; new ideas with implementation potential as well as existing student projects; products, organisations, enterprises, as well as campaigns.
Application
Complete the online registration form to join The Earth Prize Discord Community, where you’ll gain access to exclusive content and mentoring. Registration is open from September 1 until January 31, 2026.
For more information, visit Earth Prize.
