Regulation of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Achievement Award
Article (1)
In this Regulation, and unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to each of them:
- The Board: The Board of Trustees of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation.
- The General Secretariat: The General Secretariat of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation.
- The Regulation: The Regulation of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Achievement Award.
- The Award: The Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Achievement Award.
Article (2)
The Achievement Award shall be granted once every two years in recognition of individual achievements, and may also be granted to institutions, as follows:
- Writers, intellectuals, authors, artists, and Arab scholars who have served Arab culture and sciences in the fields of literature, criticism, thought, philosophy, and the humanities in general, as well as in economic, political, applied, and pure sciences, medicine, pharmacy, and the arts in all their forms, including music, visual arts, Drama, and performance, in addition to translators, orientalists, and international writers who have contributed to the promotion of Arab culture and humanitarian
Their work must constitute outstanding achievements that have contributed to the development or establishment of one or more of these fields and have had a notable impact on contemporary Arab life. - Arab cultural and scientific institutions, such as universities, institutes, colleges, research centres, and similar entities that have provided distinguished service to the Arab world, contributing to the advancement of sciences, literature, and the arts.
Article (3)
- The value of the Award shall be USD 150,000 (One Hundred Fifty Thousand United States Dollars).[1]
- Any recipient of this Award shall not be eligible to participate in any of the other categories of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Award, and the Achievement Award shall not be granted to the same recipient more than once.
- The Board of Trustees may, at its discretion, select more than one winner in a single Award cycle, provided that each winner shall receive the full monetary value of the Award.
Article (4)
- Nominations for the Award shall be accepted from cultural and scientific institutions. The Board of Trustees may also nominate any person it deems appropriate to receive the Award in each cycle.
- To be eligible for consideration, the candidate’s curriculum vitae must include a detailed description of his or her achievements, such as books, research papers, certificates, inventions, patents, artistic works, or any other evidence demonstrating scientific or cultural accomplishments.
In all cases, the written consent of the candidate shall be a prerequisite for acceptance of the nomination. - The General Secretariat shall have the right to request samples or documentation of such achievements, whether publications, artistic works, inventions, or any other relevant materials.
Article (5)
The General Secretariat shall announce the opening and closing dates for nominations for the Award in all fields mentioned in Article (2) of this Regulation.
Article (6)
The Advisory Committee
The General Secretariat shall establish an Advisory Committee at the beginning of each Award edition, composed of individuals of competence, expertise, and integrity.
The General Secretariat shall organize the meetings of the Committee and shall submit its recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
Article (7)
Duties of the Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee shall review all nominees for the Achievement Award and shall submit a report to the Board of Trustees containing a shortlist of not fewer than five (5) and not more than ten (10) candidates.
The Board of Trustees shall have the right to select one of the shortlisted candidates, or to choose another candidate outside the list prepared by the Committee.
Article (8)
Operating Procedures of the Advisory Committee
- The Advisory Committee shall commence its work two (2) months after the closing date of nominations for each Award edition.
- Each member of the Advisory Committee shall receive a financial remuneration as determined by the General Secretariat.
- Members of the Advisory Committee may not nominate themselves for the Award.
In the event that a member wishes to be nominated for the Award, he must resign from the Committee, and his nomination shall only be accepted after two (2) Award cycles have elapsed. - No person shall serve as a member of the Advisory Committee if he is a first- or second-degree relative of any nominee for the Award.
- If a member of the Advisory Committee dies before completing his work, no remuneration shall be paid to him.
The General Secretariat shall promptly appoint a replacement.
However, if the member dies after submitting his report, the remuneration shall be granted to him.
Article (9)
- The General Secretariat shall receive the nomination applications and submit them to the Advisory Committee for review and preparation of the shortlist to be presented to the Board of Trustees.
- The Board of Trustees, in a special meeting, shall select the winner of the Award from among the most prominent nominees within three (3) months of the conclusion of the Advisory Committee’s work.
The General Secretariat shall then announce the winner and the rationale for the selection. - The Board of Trustees shall decide the winner by consensus; in the event of disagreement, the candidate receiving the majority of votes shall be declared the winner.
Any provision of this Regulation that conflicts with the provisions of the Articles of Association shall be deemed null and void.[2]
[1] The value of the Award was amended to USD 120,000 (One Hundred Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) during the ninth edition (2004–2005) by a resolution of the Board of Trustees adopted at its meeting held on 23 October 2005.
Subsequently, the value of the Award was increased to USD 150,000 (One Hundred Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) by a resolution of the Board adopted at its meeting held on 14 November 2024, during the nineteenth edition (2024–2025).
[2] The Board of Trustees approved the amendment of the Achievement Award Regulation at its meeting held on 5 May 2025.