The Tyler Prize Executive Committee is accepting nominations for the 2027 cohort of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. Specifically, this prestigious award program helps environmental scientists scale their impact through massive grant recognition. Consequently, selected laureates work directly with global scientific communities to advance environmental policy.
Program Overview
This is an environmental recognition program. Therefore, it is ideal for senior researchers and conservationists who need global visibility to serve the planet’s ecosystems. By joining, you get access to a premier scientific network and massive funding.
Key Benefits
Participants receive high-value financial and PR support. Specifically, the benefits include:
- Funding: A $250,000 unrestricted cash prize.
- Recognition: Global media coverage as a laureate of the “Nobel Prize for the Environment.”
- Network: Integration into an elite alumni network of global environmental policymakers.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify, an applicant must be an environmental researcher or institution. Crucially, you must have a lifetime of measurable impact on environmental science or conservation.
- Impact: Must demonstrate profound, long-lasting contributions to environmental health.
- Discipline: Open to all scientific, economic, and policy fields related to the environment.
- Format: Candidates must be officially nominated by a peer or institution.
Application Process
- Deadline: May 15, 2026.
- Submission: Apply via the Tyler Prize official nomination portal.
- Requirements: Nomination letter, comprehensive CV, and three letters of reference.






