The international Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) is a competition that encourages young people's interest in water and environment issues. Beginning in 1995, the award is given annually for an outstanding water project by a young person or a small group of young people at a ceremony held during the World Water Week in Stockholm. The first two years the competition was held on a national level in Sweden. From 1997[2] onward the competition has been held in its current international format. 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. The national competitions have helped students around the world become active in water issues.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is the Patron of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize, and has been since its foundation. Stockholm International Water Institute administers the Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
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- ^ "About SJWP". Water Environment Federation. WEF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Stockholm Juinor Water Price". competitionsciences.org. Institute of Competition Sciences. Retrieved 8 January 2020.