Stockholm Junior Water Prize

The international Stockholm Junior Water Prize winner receives a US$15,000 scholarship and a blue crystal sculpture.

The finalists at the international Stockholm Junior Water Prize are the winners of their national contests, drawing over 10,000 entries from over 30 countries.

[3] The national and international competitions are open to pre-university young people ages 15–20 who have conducted water-related projects on topics on environmental, scientific, social, or technological importance.

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is the Patron of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize, and has been since its foundation.

[4] Kanjana Komkla National winners who attend the SJWP, participate in a six day program that is filled with social, cultural, and environmental activities.

The highlight of the trip for many participants is the banquet hosted at the Stockholm City Hall, the venue of the Nobel Prize dinner.

In 2024, Mina Guli, an ultramarathon runner from Australia who raises awareness about the water crisis, spoke to the finalists.

In previous years, the cohort has been given city tours of Gamla stan and the Central Business District, and been allowed to visit the range of museums and monuments in the area, such as the Avicii Experience.

These informal sessions culminate with a visit to Skansen, where participants and those connected to the prize are hosted for a traditional meal, and tour of the museum after the SJWP ceremony.

In Stockholm, each team will present three times on the same day, to three juries composed of hydrologists and other water experts.