$100,000 Khalifa Early Learning Award

The Khalifa International Award for Early Learning, run by the UAE's Khalifa Award for Education and this year promoted through a HundrED Spotlight, gives US$100,000 to one winner in each of two categories: the best early learning programme, curriculum or teaching practice, and the best published research on early childhood. Work must focus on children from birth to age eight, and it is open to individuals, teams and organisations from any country.

What you get:

• US$100,000 per winner, with one winner in each of the two categories
• A trophy, a certificate and international recognition from the Khalifa Award for Education and HundrED
• Flights, hotel and entry visa covered for the winner to attend the award ceremony in Abu Dhabi
• A feature in the Spotlight report HundrED publishes on the call

What you'll do:

• Choose one category: Best Programs, Curricula, Teaching Methodologies and Practices, or Best Research and Studies
• Write an application of up to 10 single-spaced pages in English, plus an abstract of no more than 300 words and an optional appendix of up to 3 pages
• Show rigorous evidence: programmes need an evaluation of implementation or outcomes, and research must already be published in some form

• Open to individuals, teams, institutions and organisations from any country
• No age limit for applicants
• Work must focus on children from birth to age eight
• Applications must be in English; Arabic applications are not considered
• One application per person or organisation per year, in one category only
• Work must not have been prepared as part of a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree requirement
• The same or similar work must not have won another award in the same field within the past two years
• Teams and organisations must nominate an authorised representative; a team's prize is split equally among members