The Keeling Curve Prize offers micro-funding and recognition to individuals or organizations with active or ongoing projects that reduce CO2 emissions or increase CO2 uptake. Each year, US$50 thousand will be awarded to up to 10 winners, chosen by internationally recognized climate scientists and energy experts, for innovative ideas that generate, conserve, or design clean energy solutions. This may include a concept, a plan, a product, a technology, or a strategy. Entries are accepted from anywhere in the world. The closing date for applicants is 15 January 2027. More about the Keeling Curve Prize
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Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park Authority — Women & Biosphere International Photo Competition
Three Emilia-Romagna protected-area bodies, under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere programme, invite photographers worldwide to enter a free contest on women’s role in sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. There are three categories: Water is Woman, Society is Woman and The Profession is Woman. Prizes total over €5,000 in photographic equipment, local products and books, with special prizes. Entrants must be 18 or over, amateurs and professionals alike, and can submit. The deadline is 20 January 2027. Women & Biosphere International Photo Competition
HCLTech — Awards for Climate Projects
HCLTech funds climate action projects in 24 countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Vietnam and South Africa. Each year one winner receives US$500,000 and three runners-up receive US$250,000 each for a two-year project. Focus areas include wildlife and biodiversity conservation, land and ocean action, clean energy, climate advocacy and climate risk reduction, through adaptation, mitigation or resilience. Applicants must be NGOs, non-profits or charities legally registered for at least three years in the country where the project will be implemented. Applications close on 24 January 2027. Awards for Climate Projects
European Landowners’ Organization — Land and Soil Management Award
The Land and Soil Management Award rewards land use and soil management practices mitigating soil threats i.e. soil degradation, erosion, reduction of organic matter content, diffuse contamination, and compaction as well as the reduction of soil biodiversity, salinization, sealing, flooding, and landslides. The winning project receives €5 thousand. Eligibility extends to farmers, landowners, and groups of farmers, on their own or in collaboration with research institutes, universities, and/or private companies. The call is open to applicants from all European countries. The call for applications closes on 31 January 2027. Land and Soil Management Award
Bennington College — Young Scientists Awards
Bennington College offers cash prizes for work on the natural world by students in grades 9 to 12 worldwide: US$2,000 for first place, US$1,000 for second, US$500 for third, and US$250 for distinguished entries. Each student may submit one work, such as a scientific illustration, a field guide to local plants, animals or geology, a research poster or a process diagram, with an optional written explanation of up to 500 words. Winners and finalists who later enroll at Bennington also receive tuition scholarships. Submissions are open until 01 November 2026. Young Scientists Awards
Eni — Prizes for Energy and Environmental Science
The 2027 Eni Award includes two prizes relevant to environmental research. The Advanced Environmental Solutions Prize gives one indivisible €200,000 award to a researcher or a pair of joint main authors with internationally significant results from the past ten years in environmental stewardship, such as biodiversity and habitat protection, nature-based solutions, ecosystem restoration, remediation, water stewardship, air quality or sustainable use of natural resources. The Young Talents from Africa Prize gives two African PhD students €25,000 each for research in energy and environment such as renewables, decarbonisation, circular economy, water treatment, biodiversity, nature-based solutions or sustainable agriculture. For both prizes, the deadline is 20 November 2026. Know more
Royal Geographical Society — Grants with Deadlines in November 2026
The Royal Geographical Society funds geographical research, fieldwork and expeditions. Four awards close on 16 November 2026: the Ralph Brown Expedition Award (up to £15,000 for an expedition working in an aquatic environment such as coral reefs, rivers, lakes or shallow seas), the Thesiger-Oman International Fellowships (two awards of £15,000 for fieldwork in arid and semi-arid environments), the Walters Kundert Fellowship (£15,000 for post-PhD field research in Arctic or high mountain environments) and the Gilchrist Fieldwork Award (£15,000 for challenging overseas fieldwork by small teams). The Postgraduate Research Awards (up to £2,500 for PhD fieldwork and data collection) close on 23 November 2026. Grant deadlines
UNESCO — Awards for Young Scientists in STEM
UNESCO awards US$50 thousand to each of five laureates, one from each world region (Africa, the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean), in recognition of young scientists under 40 whose work in STEM research, STEM education and innovation, or international cooperation advances the Sustainable Development Goals. Applications and nominations are submitted in English or French through the prize portal by 30 November 2026. Awards for Young Scientists in STEM
WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award — Award in Leadership
The WIN WIN Award 2027 recognizes people and organizations reshaping how value is created and shared through business, finance, policy or new ideas, under the theme Re:economy: an economic system for human wellbeing within the planetary boundaries. The main prize is SEK 1 million, and the WIN WIN Youth Award of SEK 100,000 goes to changemakers aged 13–29. Anyone can nominate a candidate from any country, and an independent jury selects the laureates. Nominations are open until 10 January 2027. Award in Leadership
GIZ MOVE-ComCashew — Cashew Business Idea Competition
GIZ’s MOVE-ComCashew project invites young and emerging cashew entrepreneurs to turn a business idea into an investment-ready, climate-smart plan and submit it for a kickstart prize. Winners receive either €2,000 in direct funding or a laptop, tablet or software. The page doesn’t say how many prizes there are. Applicants must be at least 18, based in a member state of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), and have an idea anywhere in the cashew value chain. The deadline is 30 October 2026. Cashew Business Idea Competition