UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation 2026 ($100,000 award) – YOA

Deadline: June 15, 2026

Applications are open for the UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation 2026. The UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation acknowledges excellent contributions to the safety and administration of the surroundings worldwide.

Established via the beneficiant assist of the Sultanate of Oman, the prize commemorates the enduring legacy of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, whose dedication to environmental stewardship and sustainable growth continues to encourage world motion. The prize honours people, teams, institutes or organizations which have made important contributions to environmental conservation in step with UNESCO’s mission.

Award

• Awarded each two years, the prize features a certificates and a monetary award of US$100,000 and will probably be introduced through the World Science Forum in November 2026.

Eligibility

• Nominations for the Prize can solely be made by UNESCO Members States in session with their National Commissions, and by Non-Governmental Organizations sustaining official partnerships with UNESCO, and lively in related fields lined by the Prize. Each Member State or NGO might solely nominate one candidate.
• Other NGOs, analysis establishments, universities and people, are usually not eligible to make nominations on to UNESCO. Therefore, such our bodies and people are invited to suggest their candidate to their nation National Commission for UNESCO, which can or might not choose it as its formal candidature.
• Self-nominations can’t be thought of.

Application

Nominations should be submitted by governments or non-governmental organizations sustaining official relations with UNESCO; self-nominations are usually not accepted.  

Each submission ought to embody: 

• a accomplished nomination kind
• a written suggestion, and
• the names of three unbiased referees conversant in the candidate’s work.  

The deadline for nominations is 15 June 2026, and submissions ought to be despatched to the Secretariat of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme ([email protected]).

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For extra info, go to UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize.