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Overview
| Donor: | Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS) |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | Kuwait |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Individual, Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | 31.08.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | 1.000.000$ |
| Funding type: | Prize |
| Maximum grant size: | 1.000.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | 100% |
Sectors
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Food Security
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Description
1) Objective
The prize is to be awarded to individuals or institutions who, through their research projects or initiatives, have made significant advancement within the following areas:
- Improving people’s 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-economic status of their parents.
- Innovative approaches to education leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance learning approaches and maximize the effective use of available educational resources.
- Addressing school dropout challenges and supporting the reintegration of out-of-school children into education systems.
- Improving access to quality education in rural and underserved communities.
2) Eligibility
Nominations are accepted from competent regional and international institutions and scientific centers (universities, institutes and centers of scientific research) as well as from UN organizations, former winners in the field of the prize, or former evaluation
3) Location
The nominated candidates’ research and development work or projects and initiatives must be innovative and have achieved high-impact in the African continent.
4) Budget
The Prize has a value of $1,000,000 (one million US Dollars). The cash sum is awarded along with a gold medal, shield and certificate of recognition.
5) Application
Nominations will be accepted until Monday, August 31, 2026.