Call for nominations for Millennium Technology Prize is open
Millennium Technology Prize, the world’s leading award focused on technological innovations for a better life, calls for nominations. The winner of the pre-eminent prize receives one million euros. The prize is awarded for a breakthrough technological innovation, with the next award ceremony slated for May 2027. The Call for Nominations is open until 27 February 2026. Aalto University is of the Millennium Technology Prize.
Transforming bold ideas into reality demands relentless effort and vision. The Millennium Technology Prize honours the innovators who overcome every challenge to redefine the future. The prize has been awarded for world-changing innovations such as ethical stem cell research, an open-source operating system, and next-generation DNA sequencing.
In this nomination round, the eligibility criteria of the prize have been expanded to even more future-oriented innovations that improve the well-being of humankind and the planet and stimulate further research and development.
You can suggest a nominee
Nominations are welcomed from organisations and individuals around the world and all fields of technology, except military technology. Nominators are invited to consider people and teams from diverse backgrounds when choosing their nominee(s).
The nominees will be evaluated by the International Selection Committee, composed of leading experts in research and industry. Aalto University professor Samuel Kaski is member of the pre-selection committee.
Annukka Jyrämä, Senior Advisor, Research Services, is available to answer questions. You can also contact your school's development manager
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