UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards 2025 ($5,000 prize) – YOA

Deadline: May 15, 2025

Applications are open for the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Young Scientists Awards 2025. These awards, established in 1989, purpose to assist younger researchers, particularly these from growing nations, conducting interdisciplinary initiatives that align with UNESCO’s targets, significantly inside biosphere reserves.

Since 2022, the MAB Programme, in collaboration with the Principality of Monaco, has launched 5 further annual awards specializing in marine, island, and coastal ecosystems. These are generally known as the “MAB Young Scientists Awards – Prince Albert I of Monaco.” This initiative underscores UNESCO’s dedication to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, selling analysis that addresses the challenges going through our oceans.​

Prize

• Each award supplies as much as US$5,000 to facilitate analysis on ecosystems, pure sources, and biodiversity.​

Eligibility

Applicants should: 

• Be 35 years previous or youthful on the application deadline.​ 
• Submit their application utilizing the official MAB Young Scientists Award type, accessible in English and French.​ 
• Obtain endorsement from their nation’s MAB National Committee. In nations with out an operational committee, the National Commission for UNESCO will oversee the choice.​ 
• Focus on interdisciplinary analysis carried out inside biosphere reserves, contributing to the implementation of the Lima Action Plan (LAP) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).​ 

Applicants from developed nations are eligible solely in distinctive instances or if collaborating with growing nations.​

Application

For extra info, go to UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards.