Deadline: May 15, 2026

Applications are open for the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2027. The Tyler Prize is the world’s most prestigious annual environmental prize. Often referred to as the “green Nobel Prize”, it was the first prize of its kind to be awarded in the field of environmental science.

The prize recognizes individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to understanding and safeguarding our planet, as well as advancing solutions to critical environmental challenges. Their Laureates work across diverse fields within environmental science and leadership including conservation, public policy and economics on issues including health, air, water pollution, biodiversity loss, and energy.

The fundamental objective of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is to recognize outstanding contributions to:

• Protection, maintenance, improvement, or understanding of an ecological or an environmental condition
• Discovery, development, or improvement of sustainable sources of energy
• Understanding of, or improvements to planetary health, and global solutions.

Award

• Recipients of the Tyler Prize are honored in a ceremony in which they are presented with the Tyler Prize medallion, plaque, and an award of USD $250,000.

Eligibility

• The Tyler Prize is awarded to individuals and institutions from any part of the world working to deliver global impact for the environment
• All nominations must come from a third party (self-nominations are not permitted)
• Multiple nominations from a single nominator and posthumous nominations are not permitted
• Nominations are retained for three years of consideration
• Nominators should make sure they have all the information required from our Nominators Checklist before they get started.
• Nominations must be submitted in the English language.

Selection Criteria

The work of nominees is expected to:

• Be based on strong science, including natural and/or social sciences
• Address global inequalities and solutions
• Demonstrate measurable and scalable impact(s) on policy and/or practice
• Demonstrate engagement with younger generations

Other factors that will be considered include the integration of diverse perspectives in environmental policy and practices and the promotion of environmental justice.

Nomination

Make sure you have the following information about your nominee before you get started:

• Full names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of nominee and nominator.
• A one to two-page summary of the individual’s or organization’s accomplishments, discovery, improvement, or other contribution for which the award is proposed, including links to appropriate websites and works.
• A list of 3 to 5 individuals who would be ready to provide reference letters if the nomination is advanced to the short list. Include a contact name, organization, and email address for each reference. References will be expected to provide specific information about the impact of the nominee’s work as well as the other criteria for the Prize.
• Where the nominee is an individual (rather than an institution), please submit a short Curriculum Vitae (CV)  and include links, if available, to appropriate publications, reports, and websites featuring the unique contribution(s) for which the nomination is being made.
• Where the nomination for an organization, please provide a brochure or datasheet, links to the website, all relevant data, and any additional information in support of the nomination.
• All nomination documents must be assembled into one document, in either Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• All file names must include the name of the nominee and nomination year (e.g. JoannaSmith2027, ACME2027).

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For more information, visit Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.