Lauch of the call for Volvo's environmental competition 2021
The Volvo Environment Prize is an annual international award originating in Sweden.It is awarded for outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries, which in broad terms fall within the environmental and sustainability field.
Since its inception in 1990, the Volvo Environment Prize has become one of the scientific world’s most respected environmental awards. The Prize is awarded by an independent foundation,the Volvo Environment Prize foundation instituted in 1988.
Prize
The Prize consists of an original diploma by the Swedish artist Göran Dahlbom, a glass sculpture, and a cash award for SEK 1.5 million (approximately EUR 140,000 or USD 150,000).
The award ceremony is in Stockholm in November each year.
Eligibilities criteria
Laureats represent all fields of environmental and sustainibility studies and initiatives.
The research of candidats should be based on scientific grounds but must clearly show the impacts of the research on other disciplines.
Application
Nominations must include the following
A short letter of motivation
A detailed description of the research the nominee has conducted and how it adds to our knowledge around environmental science. Main achievements and their importance should be emphasized.
Emphasis must also be placed on the impacts of the research outside of the particular discipline e.g. impacts on policy development, impacts on sustainability and/or contribution to changed behaviour.
CV of the nominee + list of published paper/s and links if available.
Letter/s of reference. Maximum 3 letters written by someone other than the nominator.
When submitting nominations for a group of named individuals please send one nomination for each person (maximum 3 persons) and specify in the description of achievements that the nomination is for a shared prize.
A nomination remains valid for three years.
Please note that self-nominations are not accepted.
Evaluation Process
Scientific Committee reviews the nominations and presents a report to the international Prize Jury. The Jury recommends one or several winners to the Board of theVolvo Environment Prize Foundation, which then makes the formal decision.
The decision is made public in October and the prize is awarded in November each year at a ceremony held in Stockholm, Sweden.