The 4th season of VinFuture Prize, an annual international award that honours remarkable scientific breakthroughs and promotes innovations for humankind, officially commenced on January 9, calling for nominations worldwide.
VinFuture Prize laureates of the 2023 season (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The 4th season of VinFuture Prize,an annual international award that honours remarkable scientific breakthroughs andpromotes innovations for humankind, officially commenced on January 9, callingfor nominations worldwide.
The prize is the core activity of the VinFuture Foundation,a non-profit organisation co-founded by Vietnam’s billionaire Pham Nhat Vuongand his spouse Pham Thu Huong.
To participate in its 2024 season, sci-tech inventions and solutionsmust meet the complete nomination criteria of the award. Accordingly, theyshould provide clear evidence of their impact on daily life or demonstratepotential based on real-world applications. They should have already benefitedmillions of people over the past 10 years for the Grand Prize or show potentialfor the next decade for the Special Prize. Moreover, the solutions should alignwith at least one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UnitedNations, alongside other criteria.
Projects nominated by reputable organisations andindividuals in the global scientific and technological community will undergoscreening and selection by the Pre-Screening Committee and Prize Council.
Prof. Sir Richard Henry Friend, Chair of the VinFuture PrizeCouncil, said that the award has recognised breakthrough advances in manydifferent areas, including agriculture, human health, climate science, globalinformation technology, and renewable energy systems.
“We are very gratefulto thousands who have responded to our invitations, and we have had a broad andrich set of innovations to consider. We do want to reach even more widely, tofind out about advances happening across the whole world, not just inwell-established research environments,” he said.
The nomination portal will remain open until 14:00 on April 17, 2024 withnominations submitted after this deadline automatically considered for the 2025season.
To provide information on the submission process tonominating partners, the VinFuture Foundation will organise two webinars in thefirst quarter, with the participation of representatives from the Prize Council,Pre-Screening Committee, and VinFuture Prize laureates.
The third season, themed "Boundless Unity," received 1,389nominations, more than tripling the number in the first season./.
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VinFuture Prize laureates of the 2023 season (Photo: VNA) 
