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KUWAIT FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AL-SUMAIT PRIZE

Application Deadline: June 30th 2025.

LOCATION: Kuwait

Kuwait’s annual Al-Sumait Prize honors individuals or institutions who have, through their work or research, made significant advances in the fields of food security, health, and education in Africa. An initiative of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the late Amir of the State of Kuwait, its goal is to shine a light on those making a positive difference to sustainable development in Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

The nominated candidates’ research and development work or projects and initiatives must be innovative and have achieved high-impact in the African continent.

The submitted work must be of paramount importance in promoting significant economic, social, human resources and infrastructure development within the announced field of the prize, education.

The submitted research work of a nominated candidate should be composed of studies and applied research, published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and recognized at a global level within the announced field. The research outcomes need to have been applied after publication in African countries within the past ten years. Adequate supporting evidence needs to be provided.

Nominations are accepted from competent regional and international institutions and scientific centres (universities, institutes and centres of scientific research) as well as from UN organizations, former winners in the field of the prize, or former evaluation members.

All submissions must be submitted in English. If the work is carried out is in another language, a comprehensive summary of the nominated work in English must be submitted.

Register and fill in the prize nomination form at: https://prizes.kfas.org.kw

The nomination form and submitted works must be received before June 30th, 2025.

BENEFIT:

The prize is awarded annually and has a value of $1,000,000 (One million US dollars).

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THE 2025 PAUL FARMER LECTURESHIP AND AWARD FOR GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY

Application Deadline: Sunday, June 8th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT.

LOCATION: Canada

The McGill School of Population and Global Health is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity. The nomination deadline is Sunday, June 8th, 2025. To honour Paul’s legacy, the McGill School of Population and Global Health established a lectureship and award in 2024 that is given on an annual basis to an individual who models and demonstrates Paul’s vision of a ‘preferential option for the poor’ to achieve equity in health.

ELIGIBILITY:

Is a living person, an exceptional practitioner, leading impactful work to address health inequities in underserved communities in any region of the world;

Has a substantial, long-term track record of demonstrably improving health equity at the community level;

Is from any region of the world but nominations from the Global South are especially welcome;

May conduct research or lead an institution as part of their practice, but the award is not based on research track record or an individual’s rank within an institution; it is based on practice or service that leads to improvement of health equity.

The deadline to submit nominations is Sunday, June 8th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. Late submissions will not be considered.

All nominations must be submitted via the online nomination form found below.

Nominators can anticipate receiving notification of the competition results from McGill in September 2025.

Self-nominations are not accepted. All nominations must be submitted by a single lead nominator who will take responsibility for putting together the below package. Nominees must be made aware of their nomination beforehand and provide their consent to the nominators.

BENEFIT:

The Awardee will deliver a special lecture/oration at McGill University and receive a cash honorarium. In 2025, the honorarium will be CAD $5,000. Travel to visit McGill University will also be covered.

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