In 2025, Ocean Exchange awards program included three $100,000 awards. Two Neptune Awards and the Ocean Enterprise Award. In addition, Ocean Exchange presented three Collegiate Awards: two Ocean Exchange Collegiate Awards of $10,000 USD each, and the Guy Harvey Foundation Award for $10,000. In all, the prize money to be awarded at the 2025 Ocean Exchange event was $330,000 USD.
The Neptune Awards are given to the solutions that advance our understanding of the ocean and helps minimize our impact on these resources, even while using them for human benefit, resulting in more resilient bodies of water including healthy marine life and coastlines.
Like the Neptune Award, the Collegiate Awards are given to the solution that advances our understanding of the ocean and help minimize our impact on these resources. While the criteria are the same, the Collegiate Award is presented to a company in its earlier stages than one applying for the major awards.
