Each year the RELX Environmental Challenge is awarded to projects that best demonstrate how they can provide sustainable access to safe water or sanitation. There is a $50,000 prize for the first-place entry and a $25,000 prize for the second-place entry. The winners also receive free access for one year to ScienceDirect, our Scientific, Technical & Medical business’ database of full-text, scientific information, including almost 250,000 articles since 2000 in Environmental Sciences.

Projects must have clear practical applicability, address identified need and advance related issues such as health, education, or human rights.

Benefits

  • $50,000 prize for the first-place entry
  •  $25,000 prize for the second-place entry.
  • The winners also receive free access for one year to ScienceDirect, our Scientific, Technical & Medical business’ database of full-text, scientific information, including almost 250,000 articles since 2000 in Environmental Sciences.

Requirements

The RELX Environmental Challenge is open to individuals or organisations operating in the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors. Projects must advance sustainable access to safe water where it is presently at risk and/or access to improved sanitation, and include the following criteria:

  • Be replicable, scalable and sustainable. and set a benchmark for innovation
  • Have practical applicability
  • Address non-discrimination/equity of access
  • Involve and impact a range of stakeholders
  • Have local/community-level engagement

Method of Application

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For more information, visit RELX website

Application Deadline: June 18, 2023