Ashden 2023 Awards for Climate Innovation in the UK

The annual Ashden Awards are free to enter, and benefits for winners include a cash grant, access to funders, and a promotional film about their work. All finalists receive publicity and opportunities as part of the Ashden network.

This year, the Awards will help power up inclusive innovation creating a fairer low carbon world – tackling inequality and empowering communities on the frontline of the climate crisis through jobs, skills and training. Ashden winners come in all shapes and sizes. We don’t reward the biggest organisations or slickest marketing pitches – we’re looking for passion, potential and commitment to our values. We’ve put winners on stage at the COP climate talks and in global media.

• Table of Content
• About Ashden
• Ashden Awards
• Aim and Benefits of Ashden Awards
• Requirements for Ashden Awards Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Ashden

Ashden's mission is to accelerate transformative climate solutions and build a more just world. Our awards, events, networks and analysis support climate innovation in the UK and developing countries around the world.

Ashden Awards

Aim and Benefits of Ashden Awards

Winning an Ashden Award brings a?prize of up to £25,000?as well as ongoing development support.

We put winners in front of funders, investors, policymakers, journalists and others who know the unique value of an Ashden Award and the strength of our rigorous assessment process.

We create promotional films about your winners’ work and tell their story in mainstream and specialist media, and through our growing digital channels. We’ve helped previous winners gain coverage at?Sky News,?The Telegraph,?Times of India,?Al Jazeera,?New Scientist?and other leading?platforms.

Award winners’, views, needs and insights are at the heart of our influential reports, toolkits and events – which shape the views of key climate decision makers.?? 

All winners join the Ashden network – giving them the chance to connect with new partners through masterclasses, investor pitching events and introductions to influential policy makers.?? 

Requirements for Ashden Awards Qualification

Businesses, NGOs, government organisations, social enterprises and community groups are all eligible.?Work must be currently available to clients, customers or beneficiaries.? 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

There are two stages to the application process – both need to be completed by the closing date of Wednesday 8 March 2023.  

Please read this carefully and ensure you give yourself sufficient time to complete both stages before the closing date.  

1. Register your interest using our initial Expression of Interest form. 

• This can be completed in English via our online application portal here. 

• To apply in French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic, follow the relevant link below to download a form to register your interest. Send the completed form to [email protected]  

We will then review your form and invite you to submit a full application form if you meet all of the award criteria.  

2. If you are invited to do so, please complete the full application form.  

• If you are applying in English, this must be submitted via our online application platform.  You will be prompted to register for an account before you begin your application – please check your junk folder if you don’t see an email from us (or contact [email protected]).  
• If you have been invited to submit a full application in French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic, we will email the form to you directly.  Please return the completed form to us at [email protected] 

Note that the deadline for submission of both the registration of interest AND the full application form is Wednesday 8 March 2023. 

For more details, visit Ashden website.