The Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water


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The Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) is a leading scientific prize with a focus on innovation.PSIPW awards the efforts made by scientists, inventors and research organizations around the world which focus on the sustainable availability of potable water and the escalating global problem of water scarcity. To this end, PSIPW offer a suite of five prizes, covering the entire water research landscape. First, there is the Creativity Prize, worth US$ 266,000, which is awarded for cutting-edge interdisciplinary work that can rightly be considered a breakthrough in any water-related field. Then there are four specialized prizes, each worth US$ 133,000: the Surface Water Prize, the Groundwater Prize, the Alternative Water Resources Prize, and the Water Management & Protection Prize.

Nominations are now open for the 7th Award (2016) until the 31 December 2015 deadline. Nominations can be made online at: www.psipw.org.

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