VinFuture Prize 2024

Note: This is not a limited submission and is being sent out as a courtesy only.

VinFuture Foundation is now calling for nominations for the 2024 VinFuture Grand Prize and three Special Prizes. The VinFuture Prize is established to honor breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations that create meaningful change in the everyday lives of millions of people. The Prize aims to recognize exceptional inventors and researchers from global academic universities, research labs, and industry.

The VinFuture Prize comprises:

A Grand Prize of US$3 million, awarded annually for breakthrough research and technological innovations that positively improve the quality of human life, and create a more equitable and sustainable world for future generations. The Grand Prize would be open to all, regardless of the candidate’s nationality, age, gender, social status, or economic background.

Three Special Prizes of US$500,000, each with a focus on promoting diversity, equity, and new fields of study will also be awarded annually to:

•  Innovators from Developing Countries
•  Female Innovators
•  Innovators with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields

Eligibility Requirements

The VinFuture Prize recognizes breakthroughs across all fields of science, technology and engineering that have already delivered impact or show the potential to deliver impact for real-world problems that align with at least one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

KEY CRITERIA
•  There should be clear evidence, or potential, for an end-product or service based on the solution, which has an everyday practical application;
•  Solutions should have already benefited millions of people in the past 10 years for the Grand Prize, or have the potential to benefit millions of people in the next 10 years for the Special Prizes;
•  Solutions should be aligned with one or more of the United Nation’s SDGs;
•  Solutions must be scientifically proven (i.e., there should be clear evidence of passing relevant scientific trials, and in the case of research, it must be empirically proven or widely reviewed);
•  Open to researchers or inventors who were involved in developing the underlying solutions, and not entrepreneurs or corporates who helped in commercialization/diffusion of the technology;
•  End-products of the research should benefit people globally, including those from developing and less developed countries, as well as lower-income and disadvantaged communities;
•  Open to individuals or teams of researchers/inventors;
•  Preferences are considered for nominees in the active stages of their careers;
•  Same individual/team can be nominated for one or more of the VinFuture Special Prizes if eligible;
•  Research/Solution/Invention can be underpinned in any discipline of science, engineering, or technology, including potentially multi-disciplinary approaches.

Application Instructions

The deadline for 2024 nomination submission is 2:00 PM, April 17th, 2024 (Vietnam Time GMT +7). Only online nominations submitted through this system before the deadline will be considered for this year. Nominations submitted after the deadline will be considered for next year.

Please find more information regarding:

-  Detailed instructions on the nomination process and form:
https://online.vinfutureprize.org/nomination/s/welcome

-  Frequently asked questions: https://vinfutureprize.org/faqs/