2024 GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 press_admin 0 Comments

The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) has officially opened the call for applications for the 2024 GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security.

The prize aims to recognize innovative concepts with exceptional potential in addressing peace and security challenges. Applications from any country are welcome, emphasizing concepts that transcend national borders in their scope or thinking. Eligible fields include transformative technologies, pandemics, biothreats, autonomous weapons, climate change, human rights, cybersecurity, education, or disarmament, to name a few.

Requirements

Applications may come from any country, but the potential impact of the concepts submitted should extend beyond national borders in their scope or thinking.
Concepts from a wide variety of fields may be eligible for consideration, including, but not restricted to, transformative technologies, pandemics, biothreats, autonomous weapons, climate change, human rights, cybersecurity, education, or disarmament, for example.

Benefits:

The winners (first, second and third place) will be announced publicly during an event to be held in May 2024.
The prize for the application coming in the first position is a fully funded 2-month incubation programme within the GCSP’s Creative Spark in Geneva (worth CHF 15’000) and a certificate of excellence.
The two other finalist applications will receive a certificate of recognition.

Application Requirements

Applications must be submitted via the online application form in order to be considered for the prize, and shall include:

a. a project concept abstract of 250 words maximum;
b. a well-developed project concept description which should not exceed 750 words in length;
c. a description of the technical process of the project concept submitted (if applicable);
d. an estimate of the budget required for the project concept;
e. an explanation of how the project concept provides a novel contribution to the field of global peace and security;
f. a description of the short-term and long-term impact of the project concept in the field of global peace and security; g. up to five image files (optional).
7. Applications submitted via any other channel will not be considered.
8. Applications must be in English.
9. The deadline for applications is Monday, 25 March 2024 at 23:59 UTC+1, and the winners (first, second and third place) will be announced in May 2024.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security.