Awards for innovative projects

THE World Innovation Summit for Education has opened the submission period for the 2019 WISE Awards.

Each year, the WISE Awards recognise innovative and impactful initiatives addressing today’s most urgent education challenges.

Past WISE Awards projects have tackled diverse issues in education, including access and inclusion, design and ecosystems, digital and multimedia, society and workforce, youth employment and more.

Submissions are judged according to strict criteria. They must show innovation, have a clear development plan, be financially stable, scalable and replicable. They must also demonstrate a transformative impact on individuals, communities and society.

During the course of 2019, a panel of independent judges will select 12 WISE Awards finalist projects. An independent evaluator will conduct an on sight due diligence for the 12 finalists, and the six winning projects are then selected from this pool by a panel of judges.

The finalists and winners gain global visibility and opportunities to collaborate through various platforms, including the global Summit and WISE events across the world, WISE communications and publications. They also receive US$20,000 (RM84,400).

Since 2009, WISE has received over 3,200 applications from more than 150 countries. To date, 60 projects from a wide variety of sectors and locations have won the WISE Awards.

The deadline for the applications and nominations for the awards is Jan 15 next year.

For more information on the awards, visit https://www.wise-qatar.org/wise-awards.