The Frontiers Planet Prize celebrates breakthroughs in sustainability science, rewarding solutions that show measurable potential to help humanity remain within the boundaries of the Earth's ecosystem. Each prize-winning scientist's institution will receive one million Swiss francs, to support their continuing research, as well as worldwide exposure for their research.

The Frontiers Planet Prize will be awarded to the best research published in established peer-reviewed scientific journals, with robust peer review and transparent publication procedures. The acceptance date of the article must fall within the 2 years prior to the launch of the competition (date of acceptance: 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2024). Scientific excellence is the default principle to participate in the Frontiers Planet Prize.

Welcome is research across all disciplines, including social sciences, on condition it is focused on planetary boundaries and offers new insights that help to reduce the destabilization of the Earth system.

Submission deadline: October 15, 2024 to the Academic Committees/Office of the Rector, Mandy Dziubanek, by e-mail