Stockholm Junior Water Prize
The Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition brings together bright young students to encourage their continued interest in water and the environment. The competition is open to students between the age of 15 and 20 who have conducted a water related project. Since 1997, when the prize was first awarded, it has grown into an international competition with over 30 nations represented in 2011. The prize, worth USD 5,000, is presented during the World Water Week in Stockholm. H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is the Patron of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Information on 2012 ceremony will be updated here soon.
Alison Bick from USA has received the 2011 Stockholm Junior Water Prize from the hands of H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at the ceremony. The American teen has developed a low-cost portable method to test water quality - using a mobile phone. Read more on winner's project here.
H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and 2011 winner Alison Bick, US, at the ceremony. Photo credit: Cecilia Österberg, Exray
A Diploma of Excellence was given to Prasan Warnakula from Sri Lanka for his project "From pollutant to pulp: industrial symbiosis of textile finishing, paper recycling and pulp production."
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) administers the competition, which is sponsored globally by ITT Corporation. H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is the Patron of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Related Resources
See 2011 Stockholm Junior Water Prize Finalists.
See more pictures from the award ceremony on SJWP Flickr.
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Helene Brinkenfeldt
Manager, Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Phone: +46 8 522 139 85
Fax: +46 8 522 139 61