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Submission deadline for 5th cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award extended to 30 September 2026 • The extension comes in response to growing global interest in the award · DEWA Podcasts

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  A significant update has been announced regarding
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  the fifth cycle of the Mohammed bin Rasht al
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  -Maktoum Global Water Award. The UAE Water Aid
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  Foundation, Sukiyah UAE, has extended the submission
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  deadline to 30 September 2026. This extension
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  aims to enable wider international participation
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  due to increasing interest. Indeed, it's a substantial
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  move. Launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid al -Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
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  Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and overseen
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  by Sukhia UAE under the Mohammed bin Rashid al
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  -Maktoum Global Initiatives, the award supports
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  developing sustainable solutions to the global
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  water crisis using renewable energy. Precisely.
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  The award focuses heavily on digital transformation
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  in this fifth cycle, prioritizing projects leveraging
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  artificial intelligence and machine learning
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  for enhanced monitoring and efficiency. The prize
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  pool sits at a noteworthy $1 million, divided
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  into four major categories. The Innovative Projects
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  Award allocates $540 ,000 with $300 ,000 for
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  large projects and $240 ,000 for small ones.
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  The Innovative Research and Development Award
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  offers $400 ,000 shared between national and
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  international institutions. Moreover, the Innovative
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  Individual Award provides $40 ,000. split between
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  the Distinguished Researcher and Youth Awards,
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  while the Innovative Crisis Solutions Award receives
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  $20 ,000. This award has recognised 43 winners
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  from 26 countries across four cycles. Absolutely,
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  and the fourth cycles projects benefited millions
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  worldwide. Interested participants can apply
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  at mbrwateraward .ae With enquiries sent to award
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  at sukkia .ae Extending opportunities till the
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  new deadline.