The Ramboll Foundation Award
The Ramboll Foundation Award is an annual award of DKK 500,000 (EUR/USD 67,000) awarded to a deserving researcher or organisation to support a particular field of expertise. Institutions or Ramboll projects are excluded, as are Ramboll’s own employees.
This year, the topic of the award is “regenerative redesign”, which aims to support practice‑based solutions that can inform broader rebuilding efforts, create visibility for regenerative approaches, and help operationalise our first philanthropic mission through engagement in a post‑conflict context.
Candidates for the Ramboll Foundation Award are identified by Ramboll experts and invited to submit a proposal. The award decision will be taken by an evaluation committee consisting of representatives from the Ramboll Foundation and Ramboll experts within the subject matter.
Last year’s award was given to Doctor of Law and Senior Lecturer of the University of Malawi, Dr. Ngcimezile Mweso, for her research on environmental justice in carbon sequestration projects in Malawi. Dr. Mweso’s work stands out for integrating social equity into climate action.
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Søren Staugaard Nielsen
Managing Director, Ramboll Foundation
+45 51 61 78 86
Neel Strøbæk
Deputy Chair of the Board, former Senior Group Director, Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility, Ramboll Group
+45 51 61 86 41
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Jun 17, 2026
2026 Ramboll Foundation Award goes to Ukrainian housing NGO CO‑HATY
The Ramboll Foundation has elected CO‑HATY, a Ukrainian non‑profit housing organisation, as the recipient of the Ramboll Foundation Award 2026 and will award a grant of DKK 500,000 dedicated to learning, documentation, and knowledge dissemination.
Mar 12, 2025
Promoting equitable environmental justice
The 2024 Ramboll Foundation Award has been awarded to Doctor of Law and Senior Lecturer of the University of Malawi, Dr. Ngcimezile Mweso, for her research on environmental justice in carbon sequestration projects in Malawi. Dr. Mweso’s work stands out for integrating social equity into climate action.
Dec 13, 2023
Bridging the gap between biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation
Biologist and Senior Research Associate, Leonardo De Sousa Miranda, of Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, is the winner of the 2023 Ramboll Foundation Award and a prize of EUR 67,000 to support his research in assessing climate and land-use change impacts and identifying priority areas for biodiversity conservation and habitat restoration in the Amazon.