The 15^th Edition of the IDB Prizes for Science & Technology for has been announced. These Prizes are awarded annually to scientific institutions in IDB Member Countries in the following three categories:

Category -1: Outstanding scientific or technological contribution to the socio-economic development of a member country.

Category -2: Outstanding contribution to any of the scientific disciplines of engineering, agriculture, medicine, biotechnology, information technology, optronics, material sciences, pharmaceutical, industrial microelectronics, nanotechnology and alternative energy sources.

Category -3: Noted scientific research institutions in IDB least developed member countries (LDMCs).

Winners in each category receive a cash reward of US$ 100,000 (one hundred thousand US dollars) along with a trophy and a certificate.

Electronic version of the application forms, brochures and guidelines in three languages are available: (English) (Arabic) (French)

Applicants can fill in the form and send it to email: STPrize2017@isdb.org

The deadline for receiving the applications will be 30 November 2016.