KFAS: Al-Sumait Prize- Health Nomination Grant

KFAS: Al-Sumait Prize- Health Nomination Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)
Amount: US $1,000,000
Last Updated: July 05, 2025

Summary

The KFAS: Al-Sumait Prize for Health recognizes groundbreaking contributions to food security, health, and education in Africa. This prestigious award, established in honor of Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sumait, seeks nominations for individuals or institutions that have made significant advancements in various fields, including sustainable agriculture and innovative health solutions. The prize aims to celebrate impactful research and initiatives that contribute to the continent's socio-economic development, with nominations open for the 2025 cycle.

Overview

Background The 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, it’s goal to shine a light on those making a positive difference to sustainable development in Africa. Administered by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) and a Board of Trustees, the awards celebrate the work and accomplishments of Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sumait, a Kuwaiti physician who spent his lifetime helping the poor in Africa in the field of health and education. The objective of the prizes is to recognize best studies, scientific projects, applied research, and innovative initiatives that have a significant impact and lasting influence on advancing progress to economic and social development in Africa. Call for nominations for the 2025 prize in Health are Open The Prize is to be awarded to individuals or institutions who through their research projects or initiatives have made significant advancement within one or more of the following areas (or other related fields): Developing new seed, crop, or livestock varieties to enhance food security and nutrition in Africa. Increasing the shelf life, caloric, and nutritional value of locally produced and consumed food. Improving smallholder farmers’ access to agricultural inputs, techniques, technologies, and markets to ensure the availability of nutritious food for vulnerable communities. Enhancing farmers’ resilience to climate change and extreme weather variability to secure sustainable food production and nutrition. Reducing food waste and food loss across Africa’s agrifood systems. Advancing alternative agrifood systems to increase productivity while reducing water footprints, especially in marginal environments. Promoting the adoption of modern business strategies, digitalization, and marketing in the field of food security and nutrition. Implementing innovative and sustainable solutions to combat food insecurity and malnutrition. Addressing gender equality and women’s empowerment in achieving food security. Developing strategies to improve agricultural livelihoods, food security, and nutrition during pandemics. Conditions and requirements: 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 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 members. All submissions must be submitted in English. If the work is carried out is in another languages, a comprehensive summary of the nominated work in English must be submitted.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Nominations are to be accepted from institutions and scientific centers (universities, institutes and centers of scientific research) as well as from competent regional or international and UN organizations and awards and former winners in the field of the prize or former evaluation.Nominations will only be accepted through institutions or other possible nominators mentioned above.