As part of enhancing the pioneering role of girls in the fields of information and communication technology, and in activation of the cooperation between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Arab Women Organization, and the Ministry of National Solidarity, Family, and Women’s Issues, Université Larbi Ben M’hidi – Oum El Bouaghi, represented by the Vice-Rectorate for External Relations, Cooperation, Animation, Communication, and Scientific Events, announces the opening of registration and candidacy for the new edition of the Arab Girl Prize for Technology and Innovation for the year 2026.
The prize targets innovative girls aged 8 to 24 to encourage them to enter the field of technology and digital innovation.
The objectives of the prize include: Encouraging Arab girls to specialize and engage in the fields of information and communication technology, empowering them to develop digital solutions that serve women’s and community issues, and supporting creativity and digital innovation among Arab girls.
Prize Themes: The themes of the prize vary across its different editions. Regarding its theme for this year, the requirement is to submit an (electronic awareness campaign) or an (innovative application/website) that addresses one of the issues related to the prize themes, provided that the submitted work contributes to women’s empowerment or serves the Arab community through the use of technological tools and applications to solve a real problem affecting women in the Arab region.
The prize themes include:
– Cybersecurity and digital safety.
– Using artificial intelligence to serve the community.
– Digital skills and future jobs.
– Combating violence against women.
– Food security.
– Preserving the environment.
– Psychological support for girls and women.
– Digital literacy and education issues.
– Women’s economic empowerment using applications and websites to buy and sell products.
The prize targets three age categories:
First age category: 8 to 11 years old.
Second age category: 12 to 17 years old.
Third age category: 18 to 24 years old.
Requirements for applying to the two branches of the prize:
First: For the electronic awareness campaign: The campaign must focus on raising awareness about a women’s social issue within the prize themes.
The submission must include: a concept note about the campaign in PDF format, an introductory video of the applicant and the campaign, a promotional awareness video, an impact measurement explanation, and links to published content.
Second: For applied digital innovation (application/website/robot): It must address one of the women’s social issues using technological tools.
The submission must include a concept note about the innovation, an introductory video, a demo video of the work, a prototype or pictures of the interfaces, and a paper explaining the workflow and scalability.
Application Conditions:
– Application is open to girls in the aforementioned age categories.
– Application is open to Arab countries members of the organization.
– The work must be submitted individually.
– The work must be original, innovative, and has not won previous awards.
– In case of submitting two original works, each will be evaluated separately.
Criteria for evaluating submitted works: The work must demonstrate:
– A high degree of innovation in the presented idea.
– A clear community impact serving women and community issues.
– Technical quality in the design and implementation of the technological solution.
– An organized and clear presentation of the idea.
– Scalability and sustainability after project implementation.
Prizes: The organization awards 10 main prizes distributed as follows:
1- Awareness campaigns: One prize for the first category, two prizes for the second category, two prizes for the third category.
2- Digital innovation: One prize for the first category, two prizes for the second category, two prizes for the third category. The prizes include: official certificates of appreciation, valuable in-kind prizes, and specialized training opportunities in software and digital innovation.
How to Apply: Fill out the electronic application form via the link: https://forms.gle/JPsVV4rL2Bc91vqv7 Fill out the internal application form via the link: https://forms.gle/jjnEfJVeVPwsN78A6
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