Thank you for submitting your school's nominee(s) to the Frontiers Planet Prize 2025.

Launched by the Frontiers Research Foundation, the Frontiers Planet Prizerecognizes and awards a National Champion for each participating country, and three prizes of CHF 1 million each to 3 International Champions

The eligibility criteria for nominations can be found here. The award is based on Dr. Johan Rockström's nine planetary boundaries, which form the basis on which this award is based. 

The prize focuses on addressing any one of the nine planetary boundaries, as detailed by Professor Johan Rockström, Director at the Potsdam Institute of Climate Change, and Owen Gaffney in their book and documentary, Breaking Boundaries.

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).  

Please contact rii@usc.edu of you have technical difficulties or questions related to the nomination process.

Silvia da Costa

Director, Research Initiatives and Infrastructure