The Civilization Award
The International Civilization Award recognises individuals, teams and organisations whose work has the potential to create meaningful scientific, economic, environmental, technological, diplomatic, and societal progress. Only three awards are presented annually.
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Our Mission
The International Civilization Award mission is to identify, institutionalise, and accelerate exceptional contributions that advance human progress.
Civilization advances through those who expand what humanity can achieve. Progress is created with collective advancement through scientific discovery, social leadership, artistic expression, diplomacy, and humanitarian action. With this thesis, The Civilization Award is created by Commonance Capital, a British venture capital firm, and International Science Federation, a global science organisation.
The Prize
Each year, three contributions will be selected and their recipients will be awarded The Civilization Award. They are titled and honoured as Civilization Laureates in recognition of their outstanding contributions.
In addition to the certificate and medal, each Civilization Laureate receives access to acceleration support.
EACH AWARD INCLUDES
A Gold Medal,
A Certificate,
A Fellowship and
Access to the Commonance Accelerator.
The Award Recipients
From pioneering cancer diagnostics and AI privacy innovations to breakthrough educational technologies, the Civilization Laureates represent contributions that advance human progress and help create a better world.
The current recipients were announced at The International Civilization Awards in Romania on May 29.
Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Health
For the pioneering development of an economical and non-invasive cancer screening tool for early detection.
Cancer Research
Croatia
University of Zagreb
For pioneering work in the development of universal, child-safe personalized educational tools.
Education Tech
Cambodia
Norton University
For pioneering research advancing privacy in artificial intelligence systems and information access.
AI Advancement
The Finalists
From advances in autonomous systems and precision gene editing to creating an AI teacher for schools, the International Civilization Award Finalists represent outstanding works that are critical to the planet and have the potential to create significant humanitarian impact.
Poland
State Military University
For the pioneering development of defensive situational awareness using unmanned systems.
Autonomous Weapons
United States
University of Arizona
For pioneering innovation in advancing compact and safer precision gene editing solutions.
Genetic Engineering
Moldova
University of Moldova
For pioneering the creation of an interactive, conversational general educational curriculum.
Social Intelligence
Award Ceremony
Romania hosts The International Civilization Award. Each year, recipients are announced on the evening of June 06 and recognized at a live ceremony held the following evening at the Palace of Culture in Iasi, Romania.
Palace of Culture, Romania
June 07, 2027
Accelerator Program
Winning The Civilization Award provides Laureates with access to Commonance Accelerator.
The programme is designed to help Laureates transform their contributions into enduring organisations, initiatives, and ventures. Its goal is to institutionalise impact, helping exceptional actions evolve into structures capable of creating long-term value for global progress.
Depending on the nature of the contribution, support may include venture creation, scaling social initiatives, organisational development, and advancing individual missions.
Technology advancement.
Social initiatives.
Actions in various fields.
Our Partners
The International Civilization Award is hosted annually at one of Europe’s most prestigious international science events.
The Civilization award is supported by scientific, corporate, social, academic, and governmental partners across the world who believe in advancing positive impact for all.
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Adjudication
Recipients are selected based on the potential of their contributions to create meaningful impact within their respective fields and for humanity as a whole. Preference is to be given to recipients who demonstrate readiness to institutionalise their contributions.
From more than 500 valid nominations received each year, the Adjudication Panel identifies the most promising contributions and selects the recipients of The Civilization Award.
The Award Process
The International Civilization Award identifies contributions with exceptional potential for impact through a year-long selection process concluding in the final week of March. Evaluation considers the ethics, long-term impact, scalability, international relevance, and human significance of each nomination.
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Become a Partner
Lasting impact requires
collective effort.
We welcome collaboration with individuals, organisations and companies on partnerships and initiatives that help shape a better future.
If you are interested in becoming a partner of The Civilization Award, please get in touch with our team.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Prize
What is The International Civilization Award?
The International Civilization Award is an international award recognising outstanding contributions across various fields.
What do Laureates receive?
Laureates receive a Gold Medal, a Certificate, a Fellowship, and a Placement in Commonance Accelerator.
What is the focus area of the Award?
The award focuses on scientific, economic, environmental, technological, diplomatic, societal, cultural, educational, and humanitarian contributions.
Is the award limited to science?
No. The award is interdisciplinary and open across domains.
The Process
Who can receive the award?
Individuals, teams, organisations, and governments from any country can receive the award.
How are recipients selected?
Recipients are selected through a multidisciplinary adjudication process from nominations received around the world.
How many awards are presented?
Three awards are presented annually.
Can previous nominees be considered again?
Yes. A separate nomination is required in future cycles reflecting the latest progress of the contribution.
When are recipients announced?
Recipients are announced annually on May 29 in Iasi, Romania.
When does the acceleration program start?
The commonance acceleration program starts 60 days after the award recipients are announced.
The Organizers
Who administers the Civilization Award?
The International Civilization Award is an initiative by Commonance Capital, a British venture capital firm, and International Science Federation, a global science organisation.
Can organisations partner with the award?
Yes. We welcome partners aligned with our mission to collaborate.
All rights reserved.
Commonance (“the Firm”), together with its wholly owned and affiliated companies, manages and operates acceleration programs.
The International Civilization Award reserves the right to amend selection processes, timelines, eligibility criteria, award structure, and programme details where necessary. Participation, selection, and post-award support remain subject to review and availability.
All decisions made by the organisers and adjudication panel are final.
