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Below is a summary assembled by the Research & Innovation Office (RIO). Please see the full solicitation for complete information about the funding opportunity.Ìý

Program SummaryÌý

The Frontiers Planet Prize – three prizes of $1 million every year – is awarded annually to accelerate and scale up breakthrough research for healthy lives on a healthy planet.Ìý

It has the simple but significant ambition to directly address the planetary crisis, by mobilizing the scientific community engaged in breakthrough research to advance planetary boundary science, and with the greatest potential to stabilize the planet’s ecosystem.

The prize aims to emulate the passion and pride of the Olympic Games by unleashing the competitive spirit of researchers – who are supported by their universities and nations – to get the world to sit up, listen, and act on the profound planetary threats we face.Ìý

Earth system scientists have identified nineÌý beyond which irreversible changes to the planet may occur. A core principle of the Frontiers Planet Prize is its commitment to addressing the breach of these boundaries through breakthrough scientific research.

Research that explores interactions/relations between multiple planetary boundaries will be prioritized.Ìý

Deadlines

• CU Internal Deadline: 11:59pm September 1, 2026
• Sponsor Nomination Deadline: November 1, 2026

Internal Application Requirements (all in PDF format)

• Frontiers Planet Prize Application Form: Please accessÌýhere and upload to the internal portal via link below.Ìý
• Research Article: The lead scientist of the most promising research articles fulfilling theÌý of the prize should be the lead PI and upload the article. Only articles with acceptance date for publication falling between November 1, 2024 and October 31, 2026 are eligible.

To access the online application, visit:

Eligibility

The lead scientists of the most promising research articles fulfilling theÌý of the prize should be the lead PI.

The Frontiers Planet Prize will be awarded to the best peer-reviewed research articles published in international scientific journals, with robust peer review and transparent publication procedures.

Scientific excellence is the default principle to participate in the Frontiers Planet Prize, with each nomination providing actionable solutions to bring us back into the safe operating space of the 9 planetary boundaries. We welcome breakthrough science across all disciplines on condition it is focused on Planetary Boundaries and presents original research findings or insightful reviews and syntheses. Note that book chapters, books, and non-peer reviewed articles are not accepted.

Limited Submission Guidelines

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Award Information

Three $1M awards.

Review Criteria

The following criteria must be met (recognizing that each may be fulfilled to varying degrees):Ìý

• The research outlines actionable solutions or pathways that can be implemented in policies, adapted commercially, or otherwise contribute to keep global development within planetary boundaries.
• The research advances the scientific understanding and quantification of planetary boundaries. It explores how planetary boundaries are affected or impact life support systems / the Earth system or investigates the implications of adopting planetary boundaries thinking across disciplines, sectors and activities/applications.
• The research must connect to several planetary boundaries at the Earth system scale. Research that explores interactions / relations between multiple planetary boundaries will be prioritized.