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Ashden Awards Grant 2023 (Get Upto £25,000) – Apply Now

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February 11, 2023

Ashden Awards Grant 2023 (Get Upto £25,000) – Apply Now

The Ashden Award for Energising Agriculture will reward trailblazers helping off-grid communities grow, store and process their crops. This award is open to entrepreneurs and innovators seeking agriculture funding for accessible solutions that raise incomes, improve nutrition and create resilience in the face of rising temperatures and extreme weather.

Benefits Of Ashden Awards Grant 2023

Winning this Ashden Award brings a prize of £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 stories 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 policymakers.

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Who Can Apply

Businesses, NGOs, government organizations, and social enterprises (both for-profit and not-for-profit, including community groups) are all eligible. Each award is limited to work in certain parts of the world. See below for a list of countries eligible for each award.

Eligibility Criteria

To be shortlisted and win an award, all applicants must satisfy these eligibility criteria:

The work submitted for an award must be currently available to customers, clients or beneficiaries.
The applicant must show an innovative approach in their work.
The applicant’s work must have the potential to create significant impact. This might be achieved by their growth as an organisation, or the replication of their innovation around the world. Applicants must be willing to work with Ashden and others to achieve this goal. ‘Significant’ impact could be a large reduction in emissions, a mitigation action that addresses a serious threat to people’s wellbeing, or a transformation in people’s quality of life – particularly the most marginalised.  
The applicant must show good governance and management. We are looking for efficient use of funds and a strong plan to generate further income, whether from sales, grants or any other source. Organisations can be for profit or not-for-profit. Winners must have sustainability embedded in their values and practices.