On 21 October 2002, His Royal Highness Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz – Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General – announced in Riyadh that nominations were being accepted for a new global Prize to be awarded biannually: the "Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water".
The Prize Council, headed by His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, includes leading scholars from around the world. The General Secretariat of the Prize is headquartered in the Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water and Desert, at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
This internationally acclaimed scientific prize has proven to be one of Saudi Arabia's key contributions to water-related issues on a global scale, issues which represent some of the world's most pressing humanitarian, economic and political concerns. The Prize reflects the true image of a nation committed to the environment. It represents a call to the people of the world – a call for international responsibility.
During the first two rounds of the Prize (2002-2004) and (2004-2006) the Prize consisted of five specialized branches:
Starting with the Third Award (2006-2008), "Water Resources Management" and "Protection of Water Resources" were were merged into a single branch called "Water Resources Management and Protection".
A new prize, The Creativity Prize, was inaugurated for the Third Award (2006-2008), the monetary award for which - at
All nominations for the 4th Award of the Prize are to be made online through the electronic application form that is availible to registered users of this website. All required documentation and submitted works are to be uploaded by way of the same form. No mail-in applications will be accepted.
To access the Online Application form, you must be a
Further details are available here