GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security recognises groundbreaking contributions that address the world’s most pressing security challenges.
About GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security
Opportunity Details
- Date Published: June 30, 2025
- Application Deadline: September 25, 2025
- Category: Contest
Launched in 2015 as part of the GCSP’s Creativity and Innovation Initiative, the GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security recognises groundbreaking contributions that address the world’s most pressing security challenges.
Organised by GCSP's Geopolitics and Global Futures Department, this prestigious annual award celebrates individuals and organisations that are advancing bold, creative, and impactful solutions in the field of global security.
Benefits of GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security
- The first-place laureate receives a CHF 10,000 cash award in recognition of their outstanding contribution to global peace and security.
GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security Requirements
- Open to all disciplines and sectors, the prize highlights the most inspiring and original achievements of the year - whether through new initiatives, technological innovations, research publications, or institutional accomplishments.
Selection will be based on the following criteria:
- Dedication to sustainable global security;
- Preservation of human dignity, security and justice;
- Creativity;
- Originality
Application Date and Process
- a project abstract of 250 words maximum;
- a well-developed project description which should not exceed 750 words in length;
- a description of the technical process of the project submitted (if applicable);
- an estimate of the budget required for the project;
- an explanation of how the project provides a novel contribution to the field of global security;
- a description of the short-term and long-term impact of the project in the field of global security;
- up to five image files (optional).
Note that applications must be in English.
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Application Deadline
25 September, 2025
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