Name of the Event: Mountain Future Award 2024

Date: December 2024

Working language: English, Spanish or French

Last Date of Application: 30 October 2024

Link to Apply:

In celebration of International Mountain Day 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is inviting institutions and individuals over 18 to submit proposals for transformative projects that contribute to a sustainable tomorrow for mountains, for a chance to win the 2024 Mountain Future Award.

A panel of mountain experts from FAO and the Mountain Partnership will judge submissions. The Mountain Future Award will be presented to the three best project proposals during the official International Mountain Day event.

What the Mountain Future Award offers:

Along with international recognition, the three awardees will each receive seed funding of USD 5,000 generously provided by the following sponsors: the Arjun Gupta Family Foundation, Forte di Bard, and Polo Museale – Sapienza University of Rome. The winning proposals will also receive project incubation assistance from the FAO Mountain Partnership Secretariat.

Selection criteria:

An expert jury will assess project proposals on the following criteria:

• Impact on mountain communities through promoting climate adaptation, conserving mountain biodiversity and ecosystems and/or enhancing food security and/or reducing disaster risk.

• Innovative aspects of the project, level of innovation, including technological (including digital), social, policy, financial, and/or institutional innovation, application and feasibility of the innovative aspects.

• Involvement of youth to contribute to a sustainable future in mountain areas.

Eligibility:

• Applicants may be individuals or institutions.

• Applicants must be the original creators of the original project proposal they submit.

• Eligible proposals can include those for new projects and projects in the initial planning stages. Projects that are already being implemented are not eligible for the Award.

How to apply:

The closing date for submissions is 30 October 2024. You can submit your project proposal in English, Spanish or French via the online form.

If you experience trouble using the online form, please submit your proposal via email to the IMD team at Info-IMD@fao.org.