2014 WISE Awards Call
for Applications Now Open
India’s Most
Innovative EducationProjects areNow Invited to ApplyUntil
January 15, 2014
Mumbai, India, November 18,2013:
TheWorld
Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)has opened the Call for Applicationsfor
the2014 WISE Awards. Launched in 2009,the WISE Awards highlight the most
innovative initiatives in education from around the world and have over time
constituted a network of forward-looking projects that serve as an inspiration for
the education community. Winning projects demonstrate bothreal-worldsolutionsto
current educational challenges and offer effective replicable strategies.
Project holders are
requestedto submit their applications via the WISE Awards website: www.wise-qatar.org/awardsby January 15, 2014 (13:00
GMT). Eligible applications will be reviewed by a Pre-Juryand 15 Finalists will
be announced in April. A Jury composed of renowned education specialists will
then select the six winning projects to be announced in September 2014.
The WISE Awards
winning projectswill each receive $ 20,000 (US) and benefit from global
visibility via the WISEcommunity that brings togethermore than 9,000 international
experts and specialists from 152 countries. Projects are also showcased during
the WISE Summit, where they hold a place of honor throughout the three-day
event.
Applicationsmust
demonstrate how a project has successfully impacted educationwithin a community
or society. Previous winners have come from a wide range of sectors and regions.
For example, iThra Youth Initiative from Saudi Arabia, a winning project in
2013, provides hands-on access to science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to the country’s growing youth
population andthe Bangladeshi-based Solar Power Floating Schools project that
ensures children’s education in flood-prone areas by providing classrooms on
fully equipped boats.
For further information about WISE and the
WISE Awards, please go to www.wise-qatar.orgor visit the WISE Awards blog: http://awardsblog.wise-qatar.org/.
About the WISE Awards:
Inaugurated
in 2009, the WISE Awards identify, showcase and promote innovative educational
projects from around the world. To date, over 2,000 applications have
been received from 136 countries, resulting in 136 Finalists and 30 winning projects. The 30 successful projects have come
from a variety of countries around the world, including Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Ghana, India, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, South Africa,
Turkey, the UK and the USA. These “real world” initiatives are progressively
building a pool of sound practice which is having a local or global impact on
education.
About the World Innovation Summit for Education
(WISE):
The
World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) was established by Qatar
Foundation in 2009 under the patronage of its Chairperson, Her Highness SheikhaMozabint
Nasser. WISE is an international, multi-sectoral platform for creative
thinking, debate and purposeful action in order to build the future of
education through innovation. WISE is now an ongoing initiative and a global
reference in new approaches to education. Through both the annual Summit and a
range of continuing programs WISE is promoting collaboration and building the
future of education.
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