UNESCO announced Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation. This prize is awarded every two years for outstanding contributions by individuals, groups of individuals, institutes or organizations in the field of the environment, UNESCO’s website reports. It consists of a diploma and a financial reward of US$100,000 and it is awarded during the World Science Forum.
Nominations for the Prize can only be made by UNESCO Members States in consultation with their National Commissions, and by Non-Governmental Organizations maintaining official partnerships with UNESCO, and active in relevant fields covered by the Prize. Each Member State or NGO may only nominate one candidate.
Other interested NGOs, research institutions, universities and individuals, are not eligible to make nominations directly to UNESCO. Therefore, such bodies and individuals are invited to propose their candidate to their country National Commission for UNESCO, which may or may not select it as its formal candidature.
Self-nominations cannot be considered.
Candidatures should be prepared in English or French. They must include:
A nomination form (available on this page when a call for nominations is open)
A recommendation letter from the Member State or NGO
An endorsement letter from the National Commission of the country concerned.
Additional information, such as publications, articles, or scientific papers, may also be included in support of each nomination.
Call for nominations
Deadline: 15 July 2023
Please fill in the form below to propose a candidate.
Once you have submitted the form, you will receive instructions to send the recommendation letter, endorsement letter, and any other documents in support of the nomination to the Secretariat.
The Prize will be awarded during the next World Science Forum, in 2024.
Please find the Nomination form here.
