The Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge 2025 (€25,000 Prize)

Applications are now open for the 2025 Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge. 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 of 25,000 USD 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).

The winning projects will receive a prize of $25,000 each. The winners will be announced at the 9th Elsevier Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference (3-6 March, 2025) in Punne, India.

Requirements:

• In-scope: scale-ups of early-stage projects where the prize represents most of the overall needed budget; innovative green & sustainable chemistry solutions implemented in the global South. For example, projects looking at Sustainable Chemistry Solutions: Waste Utilization; Alternative Energy Sources; Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health; Climate Change Mitigation; Community Empowerment; Sustainable Agriculture; Water Resource Management; Health and Well-being.
  
  Out-of-scope: projects to be implemented outside of low-and-middle income countries; projects with no gender component, educational projects without a strong scientific green & sustainable chemistry component; prize money mainly used on expensive equipment; prize money mainly used on personnel; projects in the Global South without a local implementation partner.

Timeline:

• The Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge is articulated in the following phases:
  • Submission phase: This is the general submission period. Proposals can be submitted from 15th of June 2024 to the 15th of September 2024.
  • Reviewing phase: Out of all submitted proposals, the top tier eligible proposals will be selected by a panel of reviewers and will be advanced to the judging phase.
  • Judging phase: The scientific jury will evaluate the proposals and identify the finalists. The Top 5 finalists will be selected to compete for the two prizes and will be invited to present their proposal at the 9th Elsevier Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference (3-6 March, 2025).

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge

Deadline: September 15, 2024