Do you want to honor a person, organization or company who has contributed to highlighting or developing the High North? Nominate them for the High North Hero Award! The award is established by the High North Center for Business and Governance. The 2025 award will be handed out during the High North Dialogue Conference in Bodø, Norway on 25–27 March. Read more
July 2025
Mohn Prize 2026
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Biennially Award: NOK 2,000,000
Nominate an individual or to a research group who has published excellent research related to the Arctic. The nominee should be a someone who holds a leading position internationally in their field of research, and who has brought to light groundbreaking new knowledge related to nature and/or culture in the Arctic. Read more
Upcoming calls 2025
IASC Medal 2026
Opens: in 2025 Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly
The IASC Medal is awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. Nominaitions from all countries and career stages are welcome. Read more
Frontiers Planet Prize 2026
Opens: in 2025 Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly Award: 1 000 000 Swiss francs
The Frontiers Planet Prize celebrates breakthroughs in sustainability science, rewarding solutions that show measurable potential to help humanity remain within the boundaries of the Earth’s ecosystem. The acceptance date of the article is 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2024. Nominations are due October 14, send in your nomination to planering@umu.se. Read more
Nordea's scientific award 2025
Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly Award: SEK 100,000
Nordea's Norrlandsstiftelse annually awards a scientific prize to a successful researcher at Umeå University. The prize is SEK 100,000 and is awarded to researchers who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of scientific research and development within, above all, social science, legal science and data science research areas. Read more
Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award (AAAA) 2025
Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly Award: EUR 100,000
The Award aims to further the development of new ideas that could contribute materially to preventing, mitigating, adapting, and reversing the effects of climate change in the Arctic. The awardee will be funded 100,000 Euro to help facilitate the development of ideas and increase impact through outreach, engagement and communication. The recipient(s) will be announced at the Arctic Circle Assembly in October in Reykjavík, Iceland followed by a special reception. Read more
Várdduo's Scientific Prize 2025
Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly Award: SEK 25,000
The nomination is open to everyone inside and outside the academy. The award goes to a person who has made significant contributions to or in research with Sami themes, or who has authored a single significant scientific work in the field. Read more (in Swedish)
Uppsala universitets Umeåfonds pris
Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly
Nominate younger researchers at Umeå University who conduct eminent research within the area of "Northern Norrland's culture and history" to Uppsala universitets Umeåfonds pris. Read more (in Swedish)
Upcoming calls 2026
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