Win $100,000 to bring your world-changing idea to life.
The Multi-Intelligence Award celebrates visionary thinkers, creators, and teams whose ideas combine at least two of the Four Intelligences — Human, Nature, Artificial, and Cosmic — to create tangible impact for humanity and the planet.
Presented by the Center for Planetary Intelligence.
Deadline: May 15, 2026
About the Award
Fueling the next wave of planetary innovation.
We’re entering a new era of planetary co-creation. The Multi-Intelligence Award empowers individuals and teams whose projects integrate multiple forms of intelligence to heal, innovate, and inspire on a global scale.
Each year, the State of the World Forum grants $100,000 USD to fund one extraordinary idea that merges multiple intelligences to spark global change.
From climate-healing technologies to consciousness-expanding art, we support projects that turn insight into impact.
“The future belongs to those who unite intelligence across all dimensions of life.”
– Dr. Jim Garrison, President of The State of The World Forum
The Four Intelligences
Every breakthrough starts with intelligence — four interconnected realms guiding our collective future.
To qualify, your proposal must combine at least two of the Four Intelligences: Human, Nature, Artificial, and Cosmic.
Here’s what they mean:
Human Intelligence
The power of creativity, empathy, and consciousness that drives our social, cultural, and moral evolution — shaping how we imagine, connect, and build the future.
Nature Intelligence
The wisdom of the living Earth — ecosystems, species, and ancestral traditions that model harmony, regeneration, and the timeless patterns of life itself.
Artificial Intelligence
The rapidly expanding intelligence of our technologies — from data and algorithms to design and innovation — capable of amplifying human and planetary potential.
Cosmic Intelligence
Intelligences in our universe — consciousness beyond Earth — including what are referred to as 'Non Human Intelligences (NHI) or Extraterrestrial beings (ETs).
Examples of Innovative Ideas
What does combining intelligences look like?
Example 1
🧑🏽🦰 Human Intelligence
🌳 Nature Intelligence
A regenerative urban food network using ancient permaculture principles and modern behavioral design to transform cities into thriving, self-sustaining living ecosystems.
Example 2
🤖 Artificial Intelligence
🪐 Cosmic Intelligence
An open-source AI trained on astronomical data and human consciousness research, designed to uncover patterns of communication that may link our minds with the intelligence of the cosmos itself.
Example 3
🧑🏽🦰 Human Intelligence
🤖 Artificial Intelligence
🌳 Nature Intelligence
A mental-wellness platform linking biofeedback with forest ecosystem data, cultivating empathy between humans and living systems.
Your idea could be next.
What two (or more) intelligences will you combine?
Who Can Apply
Requirements for Eligibility
✅ Open to all disciplines — science, art, tech, spirituality, ecology
✅ Integrate two or more of the Four Intelligences
✅ Idea stage to early implementation welcome
✅ Demonstrate clear impact potential for planet and people
✅ Applicants must be at least 13 years old
✅ Applicants under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian complete and sign the downloadable guardian consent form. If selected as a finalist or winner, the guardian will be required to co-sign all related documents and receive any prize funds on behalf of the applicant.
The Prize
What The Winner Receives
🏆 $100,000 grant to bring your idea to life
🤝 Mentorship + networking with Forum leaders
🌐 Showcase your project live at the State of the World Forum 2026
📣 Global media exposure across our channels
Timeline to Submit
Key Dates for 2026 Award Cycle
Submit Proposals
🗓 Deadline: May 15, 2026
Complete your application with project details, impact vision, and supporting materials.
Finalists announced
🗓 Deadline: TBD 2026
Selected finalists will be notified and invited to present at the Forum.
Present at Forum
🗓 Deadline: TBD 2026
Finalists present their solutions and compete for the $100,000 award.
Application Form
Submit Your Proposal
🏆 Tell us about your idea and how you’re uniting intelligences to make a difference.
Applicants under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian complete and sign the consent document that is downloadable through this link. Upload your completed consent document at the bottom of the application form.
Submissions close May 15, 2026. All applicants will be contacted via email.
Why this matters
Intelligence is everywhere.
The future belongs to those who unite it.
Across science and spirit, technology and earth, we stand at the threshold of a new civilization. The State of the World Forum invites you to join a movement of planetary collaboration, where every idea is a spark for transformation.
