Every year, we celebrate one of the cornerstones of Grundfos’ success: Its innovative and passionate employees. As of 2021, the Foundation sponsors 6 employee prizes.
Open to all companies of the Grundfos Group
The application modules will be open from 8 January to 9 March, 2025. The Foundation underlines that although the application module is located at Grundfos’ intranet, we wish to see applications from all companies in the Grundfos Group, including Peerless Pump, MECO, DAB Pumps, Eurowater, Sintex, and other subsidiaries.
- Flyers are available for download in Danish, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Serbian, and Chinese.
- Contact GrundfosPeopleAwards@grundfos.com for help with the applications or nominations.
- Take a look at the 2025 winners here.
Grundfos Innovation Award
This award is given to an employee or a group of employees in Grundfos who, in the course of the year, have made a particularly creative and innovative contribution within one of the following three categories (each winning team is awarded 10,000 EUR):
- technology
- business development
- sustainability
Grundfos Scholarship
Up to five Grundfos employees per year have a chance to win a Scholarship for studies or learning activities that go beyond the limits of a regular employee development plan within a total framework of 30,000 EUR. More info on Insite
2025 Scholarship winners. 2. september 2025 Grundfos People Awards. Photo: Lars Holm
Grundfos Community Engagement Award
The award showcases the best local community and charity initiatives across the Grundfos Group and acknowledged the good will and dedication of the employees. The prize of 20,000 EUR is transferred as a donation to a partner organization (NGO) outside Grundfos More info on Insite
2025 Community Engagement Award. The prize money of EUR 20,000 was donated to the NGO partner, Sustainability Steps Association (SADE). Photo: Grundfos Turkey
Grundfos Environmental Impact Award
This prize is awarded to the people behind a project or idea which significantly provides environmental impact, reduces footprint and has global potential. The winning team is awarded 10,000 EUR. More info on Insite
Grundfos Health, Safety & Well-being Award
The prize is awarded to the people behind an initiative that goes the extra mile to improve our Health, Safety & Well-being standards. The winning team is awarded 10,000 EUR. More info on Insite
Together with their colleague Victoria Mulford, Deborah Petersen (left) and Letitia Winston (right) won the 2021 Health, Safety and Well-being Award
for their mental well-being campaign, ’Nelly the Elephant’. Photo: Ruth Pavion
Grundfos Culture Ambassador Award
The award is given to up to 3 individual winners role-modelling Grundfos values, Grundfos Key Behaviours: Accountability, Collaboration and Customer Centricity, or other culture specific elements. The winners share the 10,000 EUR prize money equally. More on Insite
Award ceremony
The People Awards are awarded every year in September at an award show in Bjerringbro. Usually, the Foundation hosts an exhibition and invites a keynote speaker.
In 2025, UNHCR’s Technical Director gave the keynote, and we hosted an exhibition about Project Flow.
Project Flow is part of UNHCR’s Strategic Framework for Climate Action in response to the growing global climate emergency and is a key initiative under UNHCR’s Operational Strategy for Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability 2022-2025. Photo: Lars Holm.