Tyler Prize of $200,000 for Environmental Achievement
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The John and Alice Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement invites individuals and public and private institutions to participate in the competition for 2018. The prize is endowed by gifts from the John and Alice Charitable Trusts, as awardees are chosen annually by the executive committee, and the University of Southern California administers the Tyler Prize. It is awarded for projects in environmental science, health and energy conferring great benefit upon humanity. Topics include:
[1] The protection, maintenance, improvement or understanding of an ecological or an environmental condition anywhere in the world
[2] The discovery, further development, improvement, or understanding of known or new sources of energy
[3] Medical discoveries or achievements with such worldwide implications that they significantly benefit environmental aspects of human health
Who is eligible to apply?
[1] Living individuals or public or private institutions of any nation
[2] Persons or institutions eligible to make nominations include, but are not limited to: any individuals or entity in fields such as biology, oceanography, geology, medicine, public health, chemistry, physics, engineering and social science
[3] Self-nominations are not accepted
Prize:
The annual award is $200,000.
About Tyler Prize:
Established in 1973 by the late John and Alice Tyler, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is one of the first international premier awards for environmental science, environmental health and energy. Recipients encompass the spectrum of environmental concerns, including environmental policy, health, air and water pollution, ecosystem disruption and loss of biodiversity, and energy resources.