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ELSEVIER FOUNDATION CHEMISTRY FOR CLIMATE ACTION CHALLENGE

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Application Deadline: October 1, 2025

LOCATION:  Netherlands

The Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge is one of the Elsevier Foundation’s flagship partnerships. Together with Elsevier’s Chemistry journals, the Elsevier Foundation provides funding for 2 winning projects per year, implementing green & sustainable chemistry solutions in the Global South—advancing both Climate Action (SDG 13) and Gender Equity (SDG 5).

ELIGIBILITY:

The Challenge is open to individuals and organizations whose projects use green and sustainable chemistry solutions to tackle some of the developing world’s greatest sustainability challenges.

Proposals need to have strong green and sustainable chemistry component, using a novel approach for a solution to an urgent problem.

Be applicable in and suitable for low- and middle-income countries, replicable, scalable, sustainable, and have an impactful gender component.

The challenge also supports SDG5 Gender Equality, recognizing the pivotal role that women play in combating climate change.

Projects submitted to the challenge must therefore take into consideration gender components, such as addressing the role of women in adapting to climate shifts and participating in policymaking and leadership roles.

BENEFIT:

The winning projects will receive a prize of $25,000 each. The winners will be announced at the 10th Elsevier Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference (18-20 May, 2026) in Dresden, Germany.

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WEGE PRIZE 2026 DESIGN BRIEF FOR GLOBAL COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

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Application Deadline: October 5, 2025

LOCATION: USA

The Wege Prize is an annual competition that ignites game-changing solutions for the future by inspiring college/university students around the world to collaborate across institutional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries to redesign the way economies work. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Team Requirements:

To be eligible to join a Wege Prize team, individuals must:

Have exactly five (5) members No more, no less

Represent at least three (3) different academic disciplines (in terms of each participant’s current program of study). Previously completed degree programs are not considered.

Represent at least two (2) different institutions of higher education (colleges, universities, or separate colleges/schools within a larger university). For instance, a team member from Example University’s School of Engineering and a team member from Example University’s School of Earth Sciences would be considered as representing two different institutions.

Individual Requirements:

To be eligible to participate in the Wege Prize, teams must:

Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate degree program at a college, university, or equivalent institution of higher education anywhere in the world. Teams can be composed of a mix of undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students if they so choose.

Be enrolled as a full-time (or equivalent) student for the duration of the competition. If you are graduating before May of 2026, you must be enrolled as a student through at least December 15, 2025.

Read the 2026 Design Brief: Downloadable PDF Version

BENEFIT:

Participants contend for $65,000 (USD) in total cash prizes with innovative solutions that are powered by human-centered design, underpinned by a shift to renewable energy, and built on the three core principles of the circular economy. 

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