WISE Prize for Education

Overview

Since 2009, WISE has highlighted over 100 global innovative solutions and individuals in education and, throughout the past 15 years, many of them have grown to become more impactful, have contributed to the work of WISE, have scaled to new regions, and more.

WISE now launches the next generation of the WISE Prize as one sole initiative, selecting a group of finalists to partake in this competition. WISE will provide support through capacity building and
mentorship to organizations tackling new challenges ahead. This iteration of the WISE Prize will
work with the chosen finalists over the span of one year to develop solutions that address key
education challenges in artificial intelligence, the teaching of Arabic language and foundational
literacies.

This iteration of the WISE Prize will work with the chosen finalists over the span of one year to develop solutions that address one of the following key education challenges:

1. Improving the teaching of Arabic language: Develop a solution to improve the effectiveness of teaching, acquisition and use of the Arabic language.
2. Accelerating foundational literacies: Create a personalized learning tool to accelerate basic literacy and numeracy skills, particularly in under-resourced areas.
3. Addressing challenges in A.I.: Design a tech-based intervention to equip youth with skills to navigate challenges of increasing presence in an A.I.-driven market and society, such as biases and disinformation.

Each finalist will receive US$100,000 - 150,000 and will benefit from tailored support and guidance
in the lead-up to the WISE12 Summit in 2025, when the winning solution will be revealed. The
WISE Prize for Education, with a prize of USD1 million, is a conditional grant in which WISE will
obtain naming rights over the winning solutions.

Only one application can be submitted for a single educational activity or project.
Individuals may only submit a single application. Other individuals working for the same
organization are allowed to submit different applications for different educational activities.

Individuals or organizations that are previous recipients of the WISE Awards/WISE Prize are eligible to apply for the WISE Prize for Education as long as the proposed solution is a new project. The solution should not be under the same project that was previously recognized by WISE.