A free global environmental sustainability competition from the Earth Foundation for students ages 13 to 19, who enter alone or in teams of up to five, across classes and schools. Volunteer mentors answer teams' questions online without writing or building the projects, and teams are matched one-to-one with mentors in the later Scholar Phase. The 2027 cycle offers $104,500 in total prizes, and winning teams receive prize funding.
Offered by Earth Foundation. Competition for high school students in USA. Format: Online. Cost: Free. Grades 9–12. Deadline: 2027-01-10.
Fields: Environment, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Business
Info checked October 2026.
The deadline is January 10, 2027.
Yes. The Earth Prize is free to take part in.
High school students in grades 9 to 12. It runs online. Age, residency and citizenship rules are on the official page.
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