His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, in young people’s potential to lead their communities, countries, and the world towards a better-shared future of peace and prosperity for all people on a healthy and sustainable planet, as envisioned by the world’s most ambitious plan to transform our world – The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Baharain King offers scholarships for young International Students. Bahrain is one of the most developed countries in the world. The Kingdom of Bahrain spends a large sum of money annually on this program, which is offered by its King. What makes it special is that it is only available once.
The Kingdom of Bahrain offers a set of initiatives in the field of youth empowerment and skills development stemming from the Kingdom’s great faith in youth as the engine of developmental processes and the purpose of development. We continue to invest in young people as they are the world’s best chance to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2030 and fulfilling the promise of the SDGs to leave no one behind, in a world that is more equitable and free of want.
Eligible Criteria
1. Application is totally free
2. Applications must be submitted through the official online platform of the King Hamad Award
3. Application Language English only
4. Age limit 15 to 35
5. No required High school Diploma/Degree or Education Qualification
6. Applications for initiatives promoted by women and/or by persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged, to ensure diversity and broader representation
Evaluation process
1: Pre-vetting by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs (MYS) in the Kingdom of Bahrain to evaluate eligibility.
2: Initial evaluation by a panel comprising international United Nations experts, affiliated to different UN entities that work in the field of sustainable development and youth.
3: Final evaluation by an upper panel of prominent public figures.
In the event that an applicant or one of their references deliberately misleads the Juror Panels by including false information in any submitted forms or documents, the applicant will be immediately disqualified. Should the inclusion of deliberately false information be discovered after an award has been granted, that applicant immediately forfeits their right to the award funds and is liable to return the funds in full.
Confidentiality
All applicants submit that the information included within the application is subject to review and evaluation by the King Hamad Award staff and Jurors. Staff involved in the King Hamad Award will have open, ongoing access to applications.
The contents of submissions will not be shared publicly without the applicant’s approval but will be stored in line with MYS’s official policies regulating the digital archiving of documents.
Data collection and evaluation on certain details of the applications will be done by the King Hamad Award staff in order to better understand the needs and capabilities of the application platform. Application data may be used freely for internal purposes to inform any technical or content changes to future versions of the award application and criteria. By submitting an application or statement of support, all applicants and referrals agree to the use of their application data in this process
Changes to Award Process
Changes to application
During the time that the award process is open, it is possible that issues with either technical or content-specific areas of submission may arise, thus requiring members of the King Hamad staff to make changes to certain elements of the submission. In the event of any technical or content changes are made, applicants that have already submitted their applications using the previous version of the application will NOT be penalized in any way and will be evaluated as fairly as possible by the Juror Panels.
Changes to Juror Panel membership
In the event that a Juror Panel member is unable to fulfill his or her duties during the evaluation period, a replacement may be recruited to maintain the evaluation process. If the evaluation of any submission was not completed by a former juror, that submission will be re-evaluated in full by the replacement juror, following the same process, and to the same extent as previously evaluated applications.
Changes to General Terms and Conditions
Circumstances may require that the King Hamad Award General Terms and Conditions be revised. In the event that General Terms and Conditions are revised, the date of the latest revision will be posted at the end of the document
Award & Benefits
All winners will be informed of Oct 2022
Youth Empowerment to achieve the SDGs amounts to USD20,000 in the youth action category
Youth Enablers category Award USD25,000
All winners of the King Hamad Award will be invited to attend the awards presentation that will take place in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Flights and accommodation to participate in the awards presentation will be covered by MYS for each of the 8 winners.
All winners agree to participate in media briefings and statements that MYS or the UNDP may require as a follow-up to receipt of the award.
Deadlines can be changed by the award administration and all applicants will be informed.
Deadline
1 July 2022 at midnight, Bahrain time.
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