Application Deadline: 10th October, 2025.
LOCATION: USA
The 7th annual Earth Partner Prize (formerly #CreateCOP) is now open for submissions! They invite artists of all nationalities, races, genders, and faiths, aged 14 to 30, to submit work that comments on the ecological crisis. The 2025 Earth Partner Prize is taking place in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility (GEF)—the world’s fund for the environment.
ELIGIBILITY:
Between 14-30 years as of 31st October 2025.
The Earth Partner Prize encourages applicants from all corners of the world to apply and endeavours to represent as diverse a range of work as possible.
Application is FREE
Applicants can apply with any medium, including, but not limited to, photography projects, docu-style and experimental film, performance art, spoken word, musical compositions, dance, fashion design, new media, app development, and social media projects.
AI-assisted work is accepted. However, you must disclose any use of AI tools (even partial) in your project description and include a brief reflection on how you weighed their environmental cost against their creative benefits.
Your submission should be your own personal interpretation of the ecological crisis; however, participants might explore themes such as climate justice, corporate greenwashing, Indigenous rights, material innovation, wildlife and ecosystem conservation, grassroots activism, intersectional environmentalism, regeneration, the physical and mental impacts of the climate crisis, and nature-based wisdom.
BENEFIT:
Eight finalists will be awarded cash prizes of $10,000, $5,000 or $2,000. An additional 20 creatives will receive honourable mentions by a globally recognised panel of judges.
