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The Earthshot Prize

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Do you work for a team or organisation developing an ambitious environmental solution?

The University of Leeds is an Official Nominator for the Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize that aims to help scale solutions to repair our planet.  We’re looking for solutions to nominate for the five £1 million grants. 

About the Earthshot Prize

The Earthshot Prize was launched by Prince William in 2020 to support innovative solutions that address five ambitious environmental goals:  

  • Protect and Restore Nature    
  • Clean Our Air    
  • Revive Our Oceans    
  • Build a Waste-Free World    
  • Fix Our Climate    

All of the Prize's Finalists gain international recognition, mentorship, and access to the Earthshot network of NGOs, businesses, governments, and funders. The five Winners each receive a £1 million grant. More about what the Prize looks for can be found in the 2023 Roadmap.  

Help us find solutions to nominate for the 2026 prize 

We’re looking for solutions – from the University of Leeds and beyond – that you think we should nominate for the Earthshot Prize 2026. 

The solution should have demonstrated early signs of success and be ready to scale up and make a much greater impact. This could be technologies, or new processes, collaborations, policy approaches or community initiatives that have proven impact and vast potential.

Here’s how our nomination process works:

  1. Submit your solution: Use the form below to share details a solution you or your team are developing by 14 November 2025.
  2. Review by the University of Leeds panel: Our panel will consider all submissions. They may contact you during the review process to request further information.  
  3. Formal nomination: the University of Leeds will then officially nominate a few solutions to the Earthshot Prize Council. The Council will ask nominees to provide further information as part of its assessment process. 

Submit your solution  

Complete this form by 14 November 2025 to submit a solution to the University of Leeds panel

Our panel will be in touch for additional information if needed.  

Share this opportunity  

Help us discover the hidden gems working to repair our planet. Share this invitation with any teams or start-ups who deserve to be recognised.