The Breathe London Awards celebrate the incredible efforts of community groups, schools, hospitals, and local organisations working to improve air quality.
These awards recognise innovation, collaboration, and commitment to creating healthier environments for everyone. By shining a spotlight on your achievements, we aim to inspire others and strengthen the movement for cleaner air across London.
The Breathe London Awards aren’t just about recognition, they’re about amplifying your impact and giving your work the spotlight it deserves.
Join us on 21st May 2026 at Vodafone’s London office for an inspiring in person event that brings the Breathe London community together.
Timeline & eligibility
- 26th January 2026: Award applications open and application guidance published
- 2nd April 2026: Applications close
- 21st May 2026: Awards ceremony in London
Applicants must be in Greater London and:
- either be a Breathe London sensor user or
- be using Breathe London data in application project
Download the info pack
Why apply to the
Breathe London Awards
The Breathe London Awards aren’t just about recognition, they’re about amplifying your impact and giving your work the spotlight it deserves. Here’s what you gain by taking part:
- Celebrate your achievements: Showcase the incredible work your school, hospital, borough or community group has done to improve air quality and public health.
- Raise your profile: Winning or shortlisted projects will be featured as case studies and in social media highlights, putting your project in front of a wider audience, including policymakers, funders, and other community leaders.
- Inspire others: Your story can motivate other groups to take action, creating a ripple effect for cleaner air across London.
- Networking opportunities: Connect with like-minded organisations, experts and potential partners at the awards ceremony.
- Visibility on Breathe London channels: Featured case studies and social media highlights will help share your success far and wide.
- Strengthen your funding applications: Recognition from the awards can add credibility to future grant or funding proposals.
What we're looking for
We’re looking for applications from all sensor users that can tell stories of creative and inspiring projects to raise awareness of and improve air quality. We want to celebrate projects that go above and beyond to make London’s air cleaner and healthier. As you think of your application, some questions to consider include:
- Have you created a project where the local community has been involved in meaningful ways?
- Have you used teamwork or external collaborations to come up with new or innovative air quality-related ideas or solutions?
- Have you delivered an air quality project that has inspired others to act?
- Has your project used or created data to display air quality information in interesting ways?
- Has your project used media to raise awareness of air quality?
- How has your project changed behaviours or increased knowledge of air quality?
The new Breathe London programme will continue to launch through 2025.
If you need to get in touch with the new Breathe London team, have a specific question about your air pollution sensor or on taking action on air pollution, please get in touch using the form below or call us on 020 4591 5660.
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