UNESCO-King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education
For the purpose of disseminating this information to the entire academic and research community, I am honored to inform you of the launch by the Directorate-General of UNESCO of the call for applications for the 2026 edition of the UNESCO-King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education. The theme of this year’s prize is “Reinventing Creativity and Critical Thinking with Artificial Intelligence,” and two (2) laureates will be selected and awarded US $25,000 each.
This Prize was established in 2005 with the support of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Its objective is to reward the projects and activities of individuals, institutions, other entities, or non-governmental organizations that demonstrate models of excellence, best practices, and the ingenious use of information and communication technologies to promote learning, teaching, and educational performance in general.
In this regard, our country, as a member of UNESCO, is invited to submit up to three (3) nominations by May 8, 2026, online and through the National Commission.
Further information on this subject is available at
https://www.unesco.org/fr/prizes/ict-education
Please find attached the Statutes of the Prize.