Terms of Candidature:

• For the application to be valid and complete, it must be submitted through the online application system https://el.khaward.ae before the deadline.
• The submission must comply with the General Instructions, include agreement to the undertaking, and contain all required documentation for nomination.
• The application must be submitted in English; applications in Arabic will NOT be considered.
• Each candidate may apply for only one category of the Award. Multiple applications in the same year are not permitted.
• Candidates applying for the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning must not apply for another award in the same field during the same year. Additionally, candidate must not have received another award in the same field for a similar work within two (2) years, including the year of nomination.
• The submitted work must not have been prepared as part of a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree requirement, or its equivalent.
• Winners of previous editions of the Khalifa Award may apply again after two (2) years, in any field except the one in which they previously won.

Applications Acceptance Terms & Conditions:

• Applications should be submitted in 12-point font, Times New Roman, on standard letter size/A4 pages, and limited to no more than 10 pages single-spaced, including a 500-word (maximum) abstract, but not including references. Up to an additional 2 pages of figures and/or tables may be included. The total submission should not exceed 15 pages.
• Application and all supporting documents must be submitted electronically through the designated platform.
• Candidates may not use the Khalifa Award for Education’s logo in any form of media, commercial promotions, or social media without prior written consent from the General Secretariat.

Award Procedures for Winners:

• If the candidate is a team, the monetary value of the Award amount will be distributed equally among the team members.
• If the candidate is an institution, the Award amount will be transferred directly to the institution’s official bank account.
• Please nominate the individual authorized to represent the institution or the team, and clearly identify the award category to which the team is applying.
• In the unfortunate event of a candidate’s death after nomination and winning, the right to the Award stands and shall be granted to the legal heirs.

Post-Winning Arrangements:

• The General Secretariat shall have the right to publish the winning research or program on the official website of the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning.
• In case the candidate publishes the winning work independently, they are required to clearly state that the work has won the Khalifa Award for Education, specifying the following:
• Award field and category
• Award Year and cycle

A copy of the published work must be submitted to the General Secretariat.

• The Award’s General Secretariat shall have the right to circulate winning submissions to all relevant authorities in the name of the General Secretariat and the winner.
• According to the by-laws of the Award, following the announcement of the winners:
• The General Secretariat shall bear the winner’s expenses – including air ticket, hotel stay, and entry visa – solely for the winner to attend the Awarding Ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
• The General Secretariat will not cover expenses for accompanying individuals.
• Only individual winners shall appear on stage; nomination of a representative to receive the Award on their behalf will not be permitted.
• If work teams or institutions win the Award, the Award will only cater to the head of the team or principal investigator, or their official representative to collect the Award.