GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Number of Awards & Eligibility: One award available.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. Applications may come from any country, but the potential impact of the concepts submitted should extend beyond national borders in their scope or thinking. Concepts from a wide variety of fields may be eligible for consideration, including, but not restricted to, transformative technologies, pandemics, biothreats, autonomous weapons, climate change, human rights, cybersecurity, education, or disarmament, for example.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: Under the leadership of Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Director of the GCSP, the Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security was initiated by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Head of the Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme, and Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel, Head of the Global Fellowship Initiative and Creative Spark. It seeks to reward groundbreaking concepts that offer exceptional promise in addressing peace and security challenges. The inaugural edition of the prize will be awarded in 2023. Applications may come from any country, but the potential impact of the concepts submitted should extend beyond national borders in their scope or thinking. Concepts from a wide variety of fields may be eligible for consideration, including, but not restricted to, transformative technologies, pandemics, biothreats, autonomous weapons, climate change, human rights, cybersecurity, education, or disarmament, for example. The winners (first, second and third place) will be announced publicly during an event to be held in late May 2023. The prize for the application coming in the first position is a fully funded 2-month incubation programme within the GCSP’s Creative Spark in Geneva (worth CHF 15’000) and a certificate of excellence. The two other finalist applications will receive a certificate of recognition.

Application requirements for the GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security are:

  • No application requirements for this scholarship
Additional Information:

Award Amount: Chosen applicant will receive $!5,949.   The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $15,949.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, March 27, 2023

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, March 27, 2023

All applications and supporting materials must be submitted by the listed deadline. No incomplete/ late submissions will be accepted. Award notifications will be announced in May!
About Geneva Centre for Security Policy:
Contact Information: Christine Garnier Simon, Administration and Coordination Officer
Address: Geneva Centre for Security Policy, P.O. Box 1295 Geneva, -- Not Applicable --

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