About this opportunity
Terre de Femmes is the long running programme through which the Yves Rocher Foundation supports women doing conservation work, and the International Award is its worldwide edition. The 2027 theme is trees in urban spaces, chosen because cities now hold more than half of humanity and are expected to hold two thirds by 2050, while the share of urban green space has fallen sharply in thirty years.
The Foundation selects two winning projects from across the world and gives each a €10,000 grant, along with a place in its community of committed women. What matters to the jury is a concrete project already underway, led by a woman of legal age or a collective of women, and carried out through a non profit organisation such as an association, NGO or foundation that has been established for at least one year.
The projects the Foundation points to are practical rather than theoretical: hands on urban education work with children and schools, forest gardens and community orchards, protecting notable or heritage trees, urban nurseries for native or endangered species, and re greening of dense neighbourhoods, brownfield sites, streets, rooftops, schools and hospitals. Anyone can apply from any country and all nationalities are welcome, which is why a Nigerian or Ghanaian women led group competes on the same terms as everyone else.
What you receive
- A €10,000 grant for each of the two winning projects
- Selection from a worldwide pool, with two awards given in this edition
- Joining the Foundation community of committed women working on biodiversity
- Recognition of work already being carried out on the ground in your city
Who can apply
- You are any woman of legal age, or a collective of women, committed to nature conservation in connection with trees
- You are leading a concrete project carried out in any country in the world
- The project runs through a non profit organisation, such as an association, NGO or foundation, that has been established for at least one year
- You reside in any country, and the call is open to all nationalities
- Your work fits the 2027 theme of trees placed at the heart of cities and their outskirts
Who should not apply
- Projects that are not carried out through a non profit organisation established for at least one year do not meet the stated conditions
- Work outside the Trees in the City theme is not what this edition is rewarding
Documents to prepare
- An application submitted through the Wiin platform for the 2027 Terre de Femmes International Award
- A description of the concrete project and the actions already carried out through the non profit organisation behind it
How to apply
- Read the award page at https://www.yves-rocher-fondation.org/en/how-to-apply-for-the-international-award/ and check your project against the 2027 theme
- Open the application on the Foundation platform at https://fondation-yves-rocher.wiin.io/en/applications/prix-terre-de-femmes-fondation-yves-rocher-edition2026-duplicate-8147a4
- Set out the project, the non profit organisation carrying it out and how long that organisation has been established
- Submit before midnight on 30 November 2026
- Write to terredefemmes.international@fondationyvesrocher.org if anything about the call is unclear
Selection process
- Applications are reviewed against the stated theme and the requirement that the project is led by women through an established non profit organisation
- Two winners are selected worldwide for this edition
Sources and verification
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Questions applicants ask
What is the 2027 theme?
Trees in the City. The Foundation is rewarding projects that place trees at the heart of urban areas through concrete actions carried out within a non profit organisation.
Do I have to be French or European?
No. The call is open to all women citizens worldwide, you may reside in any country, and all nationalities are welcome.
Can I apply as an individual?
The project has to be carried out within a non profit organisation, whether an association, NGO or foundation, that has been established for at least one year.
How much is the grant?
€10,000 per project, awarded to two winning projects selected worldwide.
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