$1m Al-Sumait prize returns

One million US dollars is quite a lot of money in any country of the world.

People have killed because of even lesser amounts than it.

So if for no other reason but its monetary value, the Al-Sumait Prize is a prize to covet. Yet it’s also very noble as its primary aim is to make the world better by encouraging innovation in the fields of food security, health and education.

An annual prize named after Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sumait, a Kuwait physician who dedicated his life to helping the poor of Africa in health and education, it’s awarded annually to individuals or institutions doing great things in any of the three fields mentioned above.

The call has been made for nominations for its 2020 edition which is focusing on education so it can be awarded to individuals or institutions who through their research projects or initiatives have made significant advancement within one or more of the following areas (or other related fields):

Improving peoples access to basic education, vocational & training programs and/or higher education.

Improving literacy among all members of society.

Decreasing the dependence of children’s education on the socio-economical status of their parents.

Conditions and requirements:

The nominated candidates’ research work or projects and initiatives must be innovative and must have achieved high-impact in line with international standards for the Prize.

The submitted work must be of paramount importance in promoting significant economic, social, human resources and infrastructure development in the African continent within the announced field of the prize. Submitted research work of a nominated candidate should be composed of studies and applied research, published in peer reviewed journals and recognized at a global level within the announced field. The research outcome needs to have been applied after publication in African countries within the past ten years. Adequate supporting evidence needs to be provided including collaboration with African and international NGO’s and institutions.

Nominations are to be accepted from institutions and scientific centers (universities, institutes and centers of scientific research) as well as from competent regional or international and UN organizations and awards and former winners in the field of the prize or former evaluation members. Self-nominations are not acceptable

All submissions must be submitted in English. If the work is carried out in other working UN languages, a comprehensive summary of the nominated work in English must be submitted.

Fill in the prize application form and send it along with the scientific production works electronically in PDF format via CD, DVD, flash memory or via the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) Prizes Office email alsumaitprize@kfas.org.kw

The nomination form can be obtained from www.AlSumaitPrize.org/nominations. Applications are addressed to the Director General of the foundation.

The application and submitted works must be received before 30/06/2020.