Wilkes Climate Innovation Prize 2026

The Wilkes Climate Innovation Prize 2026 offers a grand prize to support bold, high-potential solutions addressing climate, energy, and economy-related challenges. It targets solutions with real-world application and provides non-dilutive funding, visibility, and targeted connections to funders, partners, and advisors. Applications are open to a wide range of actors, including for-profit or nonprofit organizations, academic teams, and public-sector innovators from anywhere in the world.

Financial support of $250,000 USD, visibility and recognition at Wilkes Climate Summit, inclusion in Wilkes Center communications and press outreach, access to curated introductions to funders and partners, and opportunities to participate in related events and the alumni community.

Applicants may be for-profit or nonprofit organizations, academic teams, public-sector innovators, or mission-driven collaborations from anywhere in the world.

Apply via the provided application link.