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Pitch competition · United Arab Emirates

Zayed Sustainability Prize

A global prize for small and medium enterprises and non-profits with sustainability solutions in health, food, energy, water and climate action. Each category winner receives US$1,000,000.

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
US$1,000,000 US$1,000,000 for each category winner; finalists receive US$100,000
Instrument
Prize
Equity taken
not published
Programme fee
not published
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
Hybrid
Stages
Seed, post-seed
Sectors
Climate, Energy, Health tech, Agrifood, Social impact
Open to founders from
Anywhere
Perks
not published

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published. Each cycle opens in January and closes in June; the current cycle ran January to June 2026, finalists are named in September 2026 and winners are announced in January 2027.

Usual timing: Each cycle opens in January and closes in June; the current cycle ran January to June 2026, finalists are named in September 2026 and winners are announced in January 2027.

Who can apply

  • Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) or non-profit organisation
  • An innovative sustainable solution in health, food, energy, water or climate action
  • A separate Global High Schools category for schools
  • Stage: seed, post-seed

What founders should check

  1. The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
  2. It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
  3. It mixes remote and in-person sessions. Ask how much time on site it expects.
  4. Dates for the next cohort are not published. Each cycle opens in January and closes in June; the current cycle ran January to June 2026, finalists are named in September 2026 and winners are announced in January 2027.

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