Frontiers Planet Prize Grant

Frontiers Planet Prize Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Australian Academy of Science
Amount: US $1,000,000
Last Updated: October 09, 2025

Summary

The Frontiers Planet Prize, established in 2022 by the Frontiers Research Foundation, recognizes innovative research aimed at solving critical environmental challenges. It is the world's largest science prize for planetary health, awarding $1 million annually to three international champions. The Australian Academy of Science serves as the National Representative Body in Australia, nominating researchers based on their impactful publications within a two-year timeframe. This initiative aims to engage diverse research disciplines to foster global environmental solutions.

Overview

Frontiers Planet Prize The Frontiers Planet Prize (‘the Prize’), established in 2022 by the not-for-profit Frontiers Research Foundation, recognises transformational research that shows the greatest potential to address the world’s most urgent environmental challenges. It is the world’s largest science prize in scientific solutions for planetary health, annually awarding US$1 million each to three international champions. The Australian Academy of Science is the National Representative Body for the Frontiers Planet Prize in Australia. The Academy selects three nominees each year to submit for the Prize.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Prize is awarded based on a single research output accepted for publication within the two years prior to 31 October in the year of application.November 1st 2023, to October 31st 2025Applications are welcomed from across all research disciplines.Research outputs must be published/accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals; books and book chapters are not eligible.In-depth information about the criteria used for assessment can be found on the Frontiers Planet Prize website.Research institutions must register with the Frontiers Planet Prize directly in order to participate in the Prize.For researchersResearchers apply directly to their institutions in approximately September. Each institution can nominate up to three researchers to the Academy; the Academy cannot accept direct applications from researchers.For institutionsThe Academy will contact registered institutions in October with instructions on how to nominate their chosen researchers.