Roddenberry Prize for Innovatve Proposals to tackle Educationl, Environmental, Scientific, and Human Challenges.

The Roddenberry Prize 2020 edition has been launched. The prize seeks to highlight extraordinary organizations working in the areas of Education, Environment, Science, or Humanity, and support their efforts towards greater impact; seek out creative approaches from diverse members of our global community; and inspire others to take innovative and creative approaches to global problems.

Eligibility criteria:

The Roddenberry Foundation welcomes Prize applications from individuals, non-profits, social enterprises, and B-corps who meet all of the following: 

1. Individuals who are 18 years of age or older.
2. Organizations or institutions with a budget of $10mil or less. Please note: given the extraordinary demands placed on communities worldwide because of COVID-19 the Foundation is lifting the $10mil organizational budget restriction. Organizations of any size may now apply.
3. Organizations whose primary focus of their work is either Education, Science, Environment, or Humanity.
4. Submit an application in English.
5. Include completed responses to all required application questions.
6. Agree to all legal terms and conditions of the Prize grant program.
7. Be able to legally receive grant funding.

Judging criteria for the Prize are:

1. Innovativeness.
2. Potential for impact.
3. Vision.
4. Track record.

Prize awards:

1. Four awards of $250,000 will be granted to organizations specialized in the areas of Education, Environment, Science, or Humanity.
2. In addition to the four $250,000 awardees, up to five organizations in each field will be recognized publicly as Prize Finalists.

About Roddenberry Foundation:

The Roddenberry Foundation was established to further the progressive values of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek. Until November 2016, that meant mostly far-out technology innovation. The nonprofit distributed catalyst grants to entrepreneurs and organized a $1 million challenge for climate, health, and other social impact-type technology solutions. But after the 2016 presidential election, the foundation’s board felt the need to take a different tack. In 2018, it started distributing grants to innovative social activists, including Alicia Garza, one the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, and Caroline Bettinger-López, a former Obama Administration official improving how police respond to domestic violence incidents against women and the LGBTQI community. Being an effective modern-day activist means harnessing an entrepreneur’s tool-set. “21-century activism that isn’t your grandfather’s activism. It’s about using technology platforms, delivering impact, and being strategic,” says the foundation CEO, Lior Ipp. 

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