Every applicant designates one of the four contribution types as their primary focus. The Award Committee, a panel of leading academics and experts from across the Arab world, then scores each submission against the specific conditions published for its contribution type, following a fixed points allocation across all four contribution types.
The table below shows exactly how a submission is scored, depending on which contribution type the applicant declares as their focus. Read down the left-hand column to find the applicant's declared focus, then across the row: each cell shows what's expected for that contribution type and how many points it contributes toward the 100-point total. The highlighted cell on each row is the applicant's own focus area, which always carries the largest share of the score.
| Rows = your declared focusColumns = how it's scored | Research | Patents | Innovations | Policies & Programs | Total Points Gained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Research | Your focus10 papers (Q1) 70 points |
2 patents 20 points |
1 innovation work 5 points |
1 policy 5 points |
100 |
| 2Applicable or applied inventions and patents | 3 papers (Q1) 20 points |
Your focus5 patents 70 points |
1 innovation work 5 points |
1 policy 5 points |
100 |
| 3Practical innovations and technologies that are applicable or have been applied | 3 papers (Q1) 20 points |
2 patents 20 points |
Your focus5 innovations work 50 points |
2 policies 10 points |
100 |
| 4Policies and programs that have proven successful and achieved a tangible impact in implementation | 3 papers (Q1) 20 points |
2 patents 20 points |
1 innovation work 10 points |
Your focus10 policies 50 points |
100 |
For the applicant's declared focus: 70% of the score for Research or Patents focus (concentrations 1 and 2), and 50% of the score for Practical Innovations or Policies & Programs focus (concentrations 3 and 4).
The remaining three contribution types share: 30% combined for Research or Patents focus (concentrations 1 and 2), and 50% combined for Practical Innovations or Policies & Programs focus (concentrations 3 and 4).
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