Award/Competition

There is a €20,000 prize for the first place entry. The winner, or one representative of the winning team, will receive a free registration to the Solar World Congress 2017 in Abu Dhabi, where the presentation of the Award will take place, and one Gold membership to the Society. The winning project will be featured on the Solar Energy journal homepage and on the ISES website.

Innovators will benefit from an advisory boot camp as well being linked to accelerator programs exposing them to the working environment of partner smart cities, science parks and areas of innovation as well as innovation hubs.

Each winner receives 100,000 Swiss francs. In addition, Rolex ensures winners receive access to its network of more than 100 past Laureates, as well as the benefit of international publicity through media coverage and the Rolex Awards website.

Programs, consulting, training and general support according to their needs and stage of development.

I. Engagement with policy makers:• Recognition by the UNFCCC secretariat;• Attendance to UN Climate Change Conferences;• Opportunities to present work to policy makers during the UN Climate Change Conferences.II. Public relations support• Concentrated media engagement effort prior to and during the UN Climate Change Conferences, including placement of opinion pieces and earned media;• On-going digital campaign, including social media, email marketing and promotion on UNFCCC website.III. Marketing support• Promotional videos and podcasts;• Dedicated webpage on the UNFCCC website;• Publications such as annual reports and brochures;• Graphic assets such as infographics and photography.IV. Capacity building• Professional media training during the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

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