UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in Education 2025

To mark the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in education, UNESCO calls for nominations for the special 2025 edition on the theme “Preparing learners and teachers for the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence”. 

The aim of this year’s edition is to recognize projects that enable young generations and education stakeholders to develop requisite competencies in AI that enable creativity and critical thinking for the responsible and ethical design and use of this increasingly ubiquitous technology.

Within this context, the 2025 UNESCO ICT in Education Prize seeks to promote best practices that include

• training programmes, curricula, competency frameworks, and professional development models for teachers and learners on AI, across all education levels and in both formal and non-formal learning environments; and/or
• institutional guidance, policy documents, and practical strategies. 

• Table of Content
• About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize
• Aim and Benefits of UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize
• Requirements for UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize

Aim and Benefits of UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize

Each winner will receive a reward of US$ 25,000 and international recognition during an award ceremony, to be held in September 2025.

Requirements for UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize Qualification

The prize is open to individuals, institutions and organizations with ongoing projects (operational for at least one year) relevant to the 2025 theme: Preparing learners and teachers for the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For the application to be considered, it should be nominated by either the National Commission of the UNESCO Member State or an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO.

All applicants are encouraged to get in touch with the NGO or National Commission ahead of the application process. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

Governments of UNESCO Member States and NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO are invited to elicit and nominate up to three projects.

For more details, visit UNESCO Prize webpage