General Terms Of Submission

  • The applicant’s age should not exceed forty-five (45) years on the first day of opening the application for the Award.
  • Those who won the Award in one of the Award’s tracks in previous editions may not apply again in the same track for four (4) years.
  • The applicant should not have been a member of the Award’s organizational structure or any of its sub-committees during the same year.
  • The research team in the joint research works should not exceed three (3) researchers, and all conditions apply to them.
  • It is not permissible to submit any work for the Award previously awarded by another organization at the same or higher level.
  • Nominated works must be original and innovative.
  • Nominated works within the two tracks of university theses must not have been discussed for more than five years.
  • The application submitted for the Award shall be within the specified period announced for submission, and all required conditions and documents must be met.
  • It is permissible to apply for up to two tracks of the Award, which is granted only in one track.
  • Works that do not meet the terms and conditions of the Award will not be considered and will be disqualified before being sent to the Examination Committee.
  • The Board of Trustees has the right to withdraw the Award if a violation of the ethics of scientific research or any of the Award’s conditions. Those from whom the Award has been withdrawn are not entitled to apply for the Award again.
  • The Board of Trustees has the right, based on a recommendation from the Scientific Committee, to withhold the Award in one of its tracks without giving reasons.
  • The winning works are considered the property of the Award, and the winner may not dispose of them except with the written approval of the Award’s General Secretariat.
  • The applicant must sign an acknowledgment of the validity of all information and fulfillment of the conditions in his application.