King Faisal International Prizes
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The General Secretariat of the King Faisal Prize has announced the opening of nominations for its 48th session in 2026, one of the most prestigious global awards. The Secretary-General of the Prize indicated that nominations are accepted from universities, institutions, organizations, and scientific centers.
The Prize Committees for this session have set the topics for the different categories of the award as follows:
- Islamic Studies Prize: The theme is "Trade Routes in the Islamic World."
- Arabic Language and Literature Prize: The theme is "Arabic Literature in French."
- Medicine Prize: The theme is "Significant Discoveries in Obesity Treatments."
- Science Prize: The theme is "Mathematics."
Only nominations from universities, scientific institutions and research centers are accepted.
Nominations by individuals or political parties are not accepted.
Research works for which potential laureates are nominated must be already published, of benefit to mankind, and of recognized enrichment to human knowledge.
Posthumous nominations are not permitted.
Nominations of candidates who have previously been awarded the Prize in any of its branches are not permitted.
Nominating bodies may propose more than one candidate to the Prize, whether from within or outside that body.
Summary
Prizes for each one of the Award’s five branches include:
- A heavily decorated diploma written in Arabic script.
- A 200 gr medal, struck in 24 carat gold.
- SR 750.000 (US$ 200.000) in prize money