Deadline: 31st March 2026
The Tällberg Foundation today opened nominations for the 2026 Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. The Prize honors outstanding leaders from any country or discipline who demonstrate the vision and courage to tackle the complexity of today’s world.
Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leaders are innovative, courageous, and ethical. They transcend sectors and borders to tackle pressing challenges with measurable impact and a fundamentally global worldview. They represent what is uniquely human about leadership: the capacity to see beyond systems and structures to the people they serve.
Eligibility
- Anyone can nominate a leader (except Prize jurors and candidates themselves, in other words, you can’t nominate yourself).
- Nominees can be leaders across all fields, from business and politics to science, human rights, entrepreneurship, technology, arts, and media.
- Only individuals can be nominated (not organizations).
- No self-nominations.
- The working language for the nomination is English.
What kind of leaders are they looking for?
- Leaders who are innovative, courageous, dynamic, and ethical.
- Leaders who might work in dramatically different fields and geographies, but share the recognition that global problems demand global solutions.
- Leaders who seize the moment instead of waiting for politicians to stop squabbling and act.
- Leaders who reject the lengthening list of “isms”—nationalism, exceptionalism, racism, wokeism, the list goes on—that substitute for thought today.
- Leaders who represent what is uniquely human about leadership: the capacity to see beyond systems and structures to the people they serve.
Nomination Process (5 Simple Steps)
- Provide your and the nominee’s contact details.
- Explain how the nominee meets the leadership criteria.
- Share career highlights.
- Upload supporting materials (videos, articles, CV, etc.).
- Submit your nomination!
🔹 Note: A nominee does not gain an advantage from multiple nominations.
For more information and application.