2.8 million UAE dirhams.. Conditions and details of the Mohammed bin Rashid Prize for the Arabic Language

The Mohammed bin Rashid Award for the Arabic Language announced the opening of registration to participate in the eighth session of this year, which continues until March 29, 2024.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Award falls within the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, and is organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, during a press conference.

His Excellency Al-Badour for the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for the Arabic Language His Excellency Bilal Al-Badour, Secretary-General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for the Arabic Language, said: “As part of our continued commitment to supporting and enhancing the status of the Arabic language, we are pleased to announce the opening of registration for the new cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for the Arabic Language, which is considered an essential pillar in our strategy aimed at reviving "The Arabic language and reaffirming its vital role in culture and science worldwide."

The Secretary-General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for the Arabic Language added, “Through this initiative, we seek to build bridges of communication between the Arabic language and diverse communities by motivating participants to find innovative solutions that contribute to facilitating learning and teaching the Arabic language and enhancing its presence in international forums.”

Al-Badour concluded: “We believe that the Arabic language, with its richness and historical depth, contributes significantly to enhancing dialogue between cultures and peoples, and from this standpoint, we invite all researchers, academics, creators, and those interested in the Arabic language from all over the world to participate in this award, not “Not only to highlight their excellence and creativity, but also to contribute to shaping a bright future for the Arabic language.”

His Excellency Bilal Al-Badour, Secretary-General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for the Arabic Language Award categories During the press conference, the general coordinator of the award, Samir Abdel Rahman, said that the award allocated about 2.8 million UAE dirhams (770 thousand US dollars).

It is distributed at a rate of 257 thousand UAE dirhams (70 thousand US dollars) for each category of the award, which falls under the axes of education, technology, media and communication, linguistic policy, planning and Arabization, culture, thought and the knowledge society.

The award categories include: the best initiative to teach and learn the Arabic language in early education, the best initiative to teach the Arabic language in school education (from the first to the twelfth grade), the best initiative to teach the Arabic language to non-native speakers, the best smart application and dissemination of the Arabic language, and the best initiative to address... Technically, the Arabic language, and the best work in Arabic in electronic media and social media channels.

Also, the best initiative to serve the Arabic language in the media, the best initiative in linguistic policy and planning, the best Arabization or translation project, the best artistic, cultural or intellectual work to serve the Arabic language, and the best initiative to promote the culture of reading and create a knowledge society.

Mr. Samir Abdul Rahman, General Coordinator of the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for the Arabic Language Conditions for applying for the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for the Arabic Language Those wishing to register and participate in the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for the Arabic Language can visit the official website to learn about the registration mechanism, conditions, and categories, which happened in this year’s edition, as the award stipulates that the work submitted for participation must not be less than one year old and not more than 5 years old, and that the submitted work must not be To participate in the award, the person must have won other awards during the same year, and the submitted initiative must not have been submitted to participate in other awards in the same year, and the submitted initiative must not be a university work for which its owner obtained an academic degree.

It is also required to comply with the answer, clarify all the criteria specified in the registration form for each award category, attach evidence and documents that support that answer whenever possible, and submit the material submitted for participation on the date specified for registration. It is not possible to submit more than one work in each award session. .

Among the conditions are that the participation form must be filled out electronically and the participating works must be submitted via the award’s website. The award’s work team has the right to withdraw or cancel the participation of any initiative or project that does not meet the application conditions. The award’s Board of Trustees has the right to withdraw the award from any entity that has won it or has previously been nominated to win in the award. If it is found that there is a violation of the terms of the award, a violation of intellectual property, or any other reason that the Board of Trustees considers to be a fundamental violation that requires withdrawal of the award, the members of the screening and arbitration committees and the Award’s Board of Trustees are not entitled to participate in the award, directly or indirectly.