A share of US$7.2 million across six sustainability categories
A global UAE prize recognising SMEs, non-profits and schools delivering sustainability solutions across health, food, energy, water, climate action and global high schools.
Use when
You run an African SME or non-profit with a proven, scalable sustainability solution and want a large equity-free award plus global visibility.
Skip when
You are early-idea stage with nothing deployed, or your work does not sit clearly inside one of the six categories.
Status (8 Sep 2026): the 2027 cycle opened submissions in January 2026 and closed in June 2026, with the awards ceremony in January 2027; the next window normally opens the following January. The 2027 prize fund rose to US$7.2 million spread across six categories.
Equity-free acceleration plus up to $500,000 follow-on in Morocco
Kigali's venture studio and early-stage investor
Mini-MBA and seed prizes for Cameroonian women entrepreneurs
