The prize details for first and second-position winners are as follows:

• $50,000 for the first-place winner
• $25,000 for the second-place winner
• One-year free access to ScienceDirect (Elsevier’s database) with 250,000+ articles on Environmental

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

The RELX Environmental Challenge 2026 has been giving awards every year since 2011 to projects that show how to provide water and sanitation in a sustainable way. The RELX Environmental Challenge 2026 gives a prize of $50,000 to the place winner and $25,000 to the second-place winner. The winners of the RELX Environmental Challenge 2026 also get to use ScienceDirect for free for one year. ScienceDirect is a database that has a lot of information including almost 250,000 articles about Environmental Sciences since 2000.

Summary:

• Deadline: Ongoing
• Category: Contest, Grants

Who can apply for this challenge?

• Open to individuals or organizations (for-profit and non-profit)
• The project must focus on sustainable access to safe water and/or improved sanitation
• Must be early-stage, scalable, replicable, and sustainable
• Must show community-level engagement and stakeholder involvement
• Should address equity and access without discrimination