INNOVATE 4 NATURE AWARDS (I4N AWARD) 2024 (CHF 100,000 PRIZE)

March 14, 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 Innovate 4 Nature Awards. Each year, Innovate 4 Nature awards an “I4N Award” in four key areas to projects, companies and entrepreneurs that have developed particularly promising, high-quality nature-positive solutions.

Application Deadline:  April 5th, 2024.

The Innovate 4 Nature Award aims at identifying high quality nature-positive solutions and accelerating them in collaboration with partners to halt and improve nature loss by 2030.

I4N’s mission is to assist companies offering nature-positive solutions in the pre-seed and seed stages, when a minimum viable product (MVP) or business model is ready for verification.

Requirements for INNOVATE 4 NATURE AWARDS (I4N AWARD) 2024

  • Participation is free of charge.

  • There is no geographical restriction, organisations from any country are welcome to apply.

  • There are no specific requirements regarding legal form, ownership structure or age of entity.

  • The minimum requirement is the presence of a business model, a business plan, a marketable pilot product, or a minimum viable product (MVP).

  • We only accept applications directly from founders and not from fundraisers.

  • Should you be selected, at least one founder or executive director must be available either in person or via video call on the day of the Jury meeting: Thursday, June 13th, 2024, in Morges/Lausanne, Switzerland.

Prize

  • The I4N Award offers monetary prizes totalling up to CHF 100,000 across four key areas.

  • In addition to the financial support, award winners can benefit from access to an ecosystem of partners and experts.

  • Moreover, I4N Grants or access to training or mentoring may be provided to particularly promising nature-positive solution providers.