Sustainability

Sustainability funding pages collect matching grants, scholarships, benefits, fellowships, and other programs from the FindMyMoney.App directory. Use this page to compare current opportunities, then verify deadlines and eligibility on the official source before applying.

UNIDO Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP)

A practical guide to the UNIDO Global Cleantech Innovation Programme: who it is for, what support is likely, how to apply by country, and how to avoid common mistakes.

Status: Rolling Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: Varies by country and cycle; grant amounts are not centrally published on official landing pages Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: Global

UNIDO ONE World Sustainability Awards 2026

Historical reference for the closed UNIDO ONE World Sustainability Awards 2026 cycle, which recognized market-ready industrial sustainability solutions across Sustainable Supply Chains, Innovative Start-Ups, and Women in Industry.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: No fixed amount published on the official award page Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global

UNU-IAS PhD in Sustainability Science: 2027 Admission

The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability offers a three-year PhD in Sustainability Science in Tokyo. The 2026 entry round is closed, and applications for 2027 admission will open in December 2026; no 2027 deadline has been published.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: 2027 funding and fee terms are not yet announced Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global and Japan

Upstream Festival Rotterdam 2027: Save the Date for May 20

Upstream Festival has announced May 20, 2027 as a save-the-date after its seventh edition took place on May 21, 2026. Ticket pricing and a 2027 application or ticket deadline are not yet published.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: Not announced for 2027; the official press page does not publish a ticket price. Deadline: Historical reference Location: Europe, Netherlands and Rotterdam

Viet Nam Fisheries Modernization Funding: FAO Country Programming Framework Reference

Historical reference: FAO’s Viet Nam Country Programming Framework covers 2022–2026, but the official page does not publish a Precision Fisheries Modernization Grant, award amount, applicant deadline, eligibility rules, or application portal.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: No grant amount published. The verified FAO source describes a country programming framework, … Deadline: Historical reference Location: Viet Nam

Volvo Environment Prize 2027 (Nominations Open Through Jan 20, 2027)

The Volvo Environment Prize Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2027 award through a formal online process with a January 20, 2027 deadline, including a SEK 1.5 million cash prize plus a diploma and glass sculpture for the selected laureate.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: SEK 1.5 million cash award (plus diploma and glass sculpture) Deadline: Jan 20, 2027 Location: Sweden and global

Wege Prize 2027: A $65,000 Global Circular-Economy Design Competition for Five-Person Student Teams, With a $30,000 First Prize

Wege Prize 2027 is a nine-month international design competition organized by The Wege Center for Sustainable Design at Ferris State University's Kendall College of Art and Design. Teams of five university students develop circular solutions to complex problems for a chance at $65,000 in cash prizes. The application period runs August 3 through October 4.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: $65,000 USD total in cash prizes: $30,000 first place, $20,000 second place, $10,000 third … Deadline: Oct 4, 2026 Location: Worldwide

Win Up to $75,000 for Community Environment Projects: A Practical Guide to the GEF Small Grants Programme

If your group is planting mangroves, training women to run solar co-ops, restoring a watershed, or building community-led climate resilience plans, the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) might be the exact kind of fuel your work needs. There is no global deadline: each participating country issues its own Call for Concepts/Proposals.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Up to $75,000 (typically $25,000-$50,000) Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: Global

World Sustainability Award 2027: A USD 100,000 Unrestricted Prize From the MDPI Sustainability Foundation for a Senior Researcher Whose Work Has Changed Sustainability Practice

The MDPI Sustainability Foundation awards USD 100,000, a trophy, and funded travel to the World Sustainability Forum 2027 to one senior researcher of international standing whose work spans at least two of the biosphere, society, and economy pillars — by third-party nomination only, closing 30 November 2026.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: USD 100,000 cash prize, plus a customised trophy and covered travel and accommodation for the … Deadline: Nov 30, 2026 Location: Global

Zambia National Critical Minerals Strategy 2024–2028: Historical Reference

Historical reference for Zambia's National Critical Minerals Strategy 2024–2028. The verified official source is a government strategy and implementation plan, not a K120M-per-company ESG grant or an open application call.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: ZMK 6,049,385,120 total estimated implementation cost for the 2024–2028 strategy Deadline: Historical reference Location: Zambia