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THE WILKES CENTER FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE & POLICY LAUNCH PRIZE

Application Deadline:  February 28, 2025 (all submissions must be submitted by 11:59 PM MST, Friday night).

LOCATION: USA

The Wilkes Climate Launch Prize highlights top global ideas for combating climate change. Each year, by elevating and honoring innovative climate solutions, this University of Utah prize aims to accelerate worldwide progress and encourage technological advances. Our goal is to develop effective climate change solutions quickly for the benefit of people and ecosystems worldwide.

ELIGIBILITY:

Organizations at all stages, both for-profits and nonprofits, anywhere in the world are eligible to submit ideas to be considered for the Wilkes Climate Launch Prize. This includes seed, pre-seed, venture-funded, publicly traded stage companies, or nonprofits.

Go HERE to submit your team’s application.

Phase I: First round submissions Due February 28, 2025 (all submissions must be submitted by 11:59 PM MST, Friday night)

Phase II:  Finalists submit second-round application on May 13th and pitch in-person at Wilkes Climate Summit at the University of Utah, May 15, 2025

Awards: Award ceremony in September 2025

All further questions should be submitted to Kyla Welch via email at Kyla.Welch@utah.edu

BENEFIT:

The 2025 Wilkes Climate Launch Prize amounts to $250,000.

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2025 NIGERIA SIGNATURE LEADERSHIP JOURNEY

Application Deadline: 31 January 2025, by 11:59 p.m. WAT

LOCATION: Nigeria

WomenLift Health, in partnership with the Women In Leadership Advancement Network (WILAN), is launching the inaugural Nigeria Leadership Journey.

In this fully funded, 12-month Leadership Journey, they provide mid-career women with the safe space to explore their authentic leadership through vulnerability and reflection, an inclusive and diverse network that fosters a strong sense of belonging and tools and strategies for enhancing their voice, presence, and influence—all the while being supported by a powerful group of peers, mentors, and coaches.

ELIGIBILITY:

You are eligible for consideration if you meet all of the following criteria:

Identify as a woman

Work in a role that focuses on public health policy, practice, and/or research (your work and partnerships serve populations at the national level in Nigeria and may include practicing public health in hospitals and health centers, producing research and innovation, creating or implementing policy, and managing teams/departments or projects/grants.)

Mid-Career Leader: Possess sufficient years (10 – 20 years) of experience in public health

Reside and work within Nigeria

Must be a national of Nigeria

Possess fluency and ease in written and verbal communication in English to express the next level of emotional processing required for the Journey

We require participants to be living in the West Africa Standard Time for at least 75% of the program as we believe time zone compatibility is essential to your ability to participate at the touchpoints and to engage with your peers within and outside of the sessions. WomenLift Health is committed to selecting diverse cohort members, representing different sectors (public, private, academia, NGO, philanthropy, research and development), disciplines, and cultural backgrounds.

BENEFIT:

Fully funded

Cost: Free (all program costs, including travel and lodging, are covered)

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