In 2026, the Technical Committee Informatics for Environmental Protection of the German Informatics Society will again award the “Environmental Informatics Prize for Students”. This prize has been awarded annually since 2003. The winners are awarded for their projects at the EnviroInfo 2026 Conference in Lodz.

The prize is awarded for students’ works in the field of environmental informatics and in environmental economy. Such work takes the form of projects undertaken either as part of a course or for a degree (excluding PhD) at an academic university or a university of applied sciences. The projects must demonstrate the contribution of methods and technologies of informatics or of economy to the solution of environmental problems supporting sustainable development in general.

Students of all subjects from all countries are eligible to participate either as individuals or groups (project teams).

Submissions will be most successful if they clearly demonstrate the transfer of informatics know-how to practical application, resulting in a real decrease in stress on the environment or contributing to environmental consciousness or to sustainable development in general.

The jury consists of the heads of the International Technical Committee “Informatics for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development and Risk Management” of the German Informatics Society (GI).

Please submit descriptions of your completed project not exceeding five pages in English, including an abstract of a half page. If possible, a link to supporting information (such as a Master’s Thesis) should be provided. The jury may request further information on projects that get short-listed. Contributions must be submitted to the Technical Committee Informatics for Environmental Protection of the German Informatics Society only via email (eiprize@enviroinfo.eu).

Deadline for submission: August, 1th 2026.