General conditions

• Applicant must be enrolled in school in the current academic year.
• Applicant may be a student in grades 8 to 12 (UAE students only).
• Applicant must have attended the Award Application training workshop presented by the Foundation.
• Applicant may win the award in the Academic or Non-Academic field only once. However, the student may apply for the award in a Field he/she did not previously win; i.e., a student who has won the Award in the Academic Field may apply to the Non-Academic Award.

Academic Field-specific application conditions:

• The student must have a superior academic record; i.e., the student has achieved a minimum total average of 90% in the academic subjects in each of the three academic years preceding the year of application, in each separate year. In addition, the student shall attach certificates/letters of excellence (academic performance appreciation and recognition) with the application.
• The Award arbitration committee endorses the academic record certificates per the following:
  • For certificates with digital (number) marks, the total average of the academic subjects (for Academic Field candidates) shall not be less than 90% in each separate year.
  • For descriptive (lettered) certificates, the total average of the academic subjects (for Academic Field candidates) shall not be less than (A) in each separate year.

Non-Academic Field-specific application conditions:

• The student must have a “very good” academic record; i.e., the student has achieved a minimum total average of 80% in the academic subjects in each of the three academic years preceding the year of application, in each separate year. In addition, the student shall attach certificates/letters of excellence (academic performance appreciation and recognition) with the application.
• The Award arbitration committee endorses the academic record certificates per the following:
  • For certificates with digital (number) marks, the GPA average shall not be less than 80% in each separate year.
  • For descriptive (lettered) certificates, the GPA average shall not be less than (B) in each separate year.
• The student must have obtained certificates of winning or excellence in competitions at the school, local or international level for the three years preceding the year of application, provided that the certificates of winning must be attached to the nomination application.
• The student must attach a recommendation letter from an expert or expertise agency in his/her field of excellence.

Special conditions for GCC Countries students (in addition to the previous conditions):

• High school students (tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades) are entitled to participate in the award annually, but those who won the award may not participate again. The applicant must be a citizen of the applying country