Millennium Technology Prize

€1,000,000EUR The Prize is one million euros. The 2020 Prize winner(s) will be announced and awarded at the Award Ceremony on May 26, 2020.

The Millennium Technology Prize can be awarded to an individual or to a team of any nationality. The Prize is intended for innovators in the active stage of their careers.Nominations are invited from organizations such as universities, research institutes, academies of science and technology, companies and industries.Self-nominations are not accepted.

The Millennium Technology Prize is Finland's tribute to innovations for a better life. The prize highlights the extensive impact of science and innovation on the well-being of society.The Millennium Technology Prize is awarded for groundbreaking technological innovations that benefit millions of people around the world by:
- enhancing quality of life
- promoting sustainable development and mitigation of climate change
- generating applications with global commercial viability
- creating new socioeconomic value
- stimulating further cutting-edge research and development in science and technology.Nominations from around the world are invited, from all fields of technology, excluding military technology. Special emphasis is placed on proposals related to:
- energy and the environment
- life sciences, including health and food
- information and communications technology and smart systems
- new materials, processes and manufacturing.The Millennium Technology Prize encourages further cutting-edge research and development and is thus not intended as a reward for lifetime achievement. Eligibility The Millennium Technology Prize can be awarded to an individual or to a team of any nationality. The Prize is intended for innovators in the active stage of their careers.Nominations are invited from organizations such as universities, research institutes, academies of science and technology, companies and industries.Self-nominations are not accepted.