Office of Research

Frontiers Planet Prize

Limited Submissions

The Frontiers Planet Prize recognizes transformational research that shows the greatest potential to address the world’s most urgent environmental challenges. The process is exceptionally rigorous and thorough, and engages with all stakeholders within the academic community.

The prize welcomes breakthrough research across all disciplines, on condition it is focused on planetary boundaries and presents original research findings or insightful reviews and syntheses that help to reduce the destabilization of the Earth system

Research must be based on one research article, published in established, peer-reviewed scientific journals, with robust peer review and transparent publication procedures. The article’s acceptance date must fall within the two years before the competition launch date: for this upcoming edition - November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2026.

Application Instructions

Please submit as one combined pdf labeled with PI’s Lastname, Firstname:

1. FPP Scientist Application form completed (download pdf form from Scientist Resource Hub here or email limitedsubs@uw.edu to obtain a copy of the application form)

2. CV (not biosketch) of the PI

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Application forms are due to the sponsor 11/1/2026 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2027

Deadlines
09/09/2026 UW Internal Deadline Open
11/01/2026 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Frontiers Research Foundation

Funding amount

$1,000,000

Maximum Number of Applications

3

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.