The Earth Prize competition has announced its 2023 scholars.
An environmental sustainability competition for teenagers across the globe, The Earth Prize recognizes students and schools with the best solutions to accelerate positive change and innovation in environmental sustainability.
The Earth Prize, an initiative of the Geneva-based Earth Foundation, aims to challenge, mentor, and inspire students to spark real change by designing their own environmental sustainability projects, products, organizations, or enterprises.
With hundreds of submissions each year, The Earth Prize shortlists a number of teams who have achieved outstanding standards. These teams are given The Earth Prize Scholars distinction.
The top ten finalists will be chosen from the group of scholars. The Earth Prize’s Adjudicating Panel selects solutions with the most potential to solve environmental issues.
This year’s scholars are:
| School Name | Team Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| American Academy Limassol | Green Allies | Cyprus |
| American Collegiate Institute | Earthonators | Turkey |
| American Collegiate Institute | Team İzmir-1 | Turkey |
| Ateneo de Manila Senior High School | Koolwayan | Philippines |
| Campion College | Team Ammos | Jamaica |
| CECyTE | BIOCYTE | Mexico |
| Col·legi Montserrat | Step by Step | Spain |
| Deir El-Balah Girls B – UNRWA | Save the Environment | Palestine |
| Diyarbakir Bahcesehir College Science and Technology High School | Delavo | Turkey |
| Diyarbakir Bahcesehir College Science and Technology High School | Hemi Change | Turkey |
| Diyarbakir Bahcesehir College Science and Technology High School | Wonder | Turkey |
| Diyarbakir Bahcesehir College Science and Technology High School | HEVSEL | Turkey |
| Elmenya STEM School | The Algean Immitators | Egypt |
| Eton College | Earthify | United Kingdom |
| Eton College | Shell Wrap | United Kingdom |
| Givat Haviva International School | EcoShield | Israel |
| Herzliah High School | The Micro Managers | Canada |
| IFPR Campus Colombo | FaceBike | Brazil |
| Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy | Terraclu | United States |
| International School Ho Chi Minh City | Circular Styrofoam System | Vietnam |
| Karshi Presidential School | Presidential School in Karshi | Uzbekistan |
| Khan World School | Khan World School | India / Digital |
| Leicester Grammar School | AgriPod | United Kingdom |
| Li Po Chun UWC | Li Po Chun Carbon Audit | Hong Kong |
| Liberal Arts and Science Academy | InvasiveAI | United States |
| Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Fins Off | Australia |
| Montgomery International School | Gawrs | Belgium |
| Polytechnic School | Clean Me! | United States |
| Polytechnic School | AgriVision | United States |
| Seoul Foreign School | Seoul Foreign School HS | South Korea |
| Sharkya STEM school | Climate brawlers | Egypt |
| Summit Education | EW | Vietnam |
| Tarsus American College | WATER FAIRIES | Turkey |
| UWC Costa Rica | Polygon | Costa Rica |
| UWC Maastricht | Keystone Oak | Netherlands |
| Winchester College | Bactoplastics | United Kingdom |
| Winchester College | Veggie for schools | United Kingdom |
Finalists will be announced during a live-streamed event on February 27th, 2023.
A ceremony is set to take place on April 21st, 2023, where the winning team and three runners-up will be announced. The Earth Prize will also recognize an outstanding educator during the ceremony with their Educator of the Year award.
The winning team will receive $100,000 to be split between their school and team members. Three $25,000 runner-up prizes will be awarded, as well as a $10,000 reward for Educator of the Year.
To learn more about this year’s cohort of Scholars, visit The Earth Prize.
