Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water

The Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW)
Awarded forOutstanding scientific contributions related to surface water, ground water, alternative (non-traditional) water resources, and water conservation. The Prize also awards a Creativity Prize to an innovative work in any water-related field.
CountrySaudi Arabia
Presented byThe PSIPW Prize Council
First awarded2004
WebsiteOfficial website

The Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) is a Saudi Arabian scientific prize, established on 21 October 2002 by Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.[1][2] The Prize has its headquarters at the Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water and Desert (PSRCEWD) at King Saud University.[3]

It is a bi-annual international scientific award that accepts nominations from all over the world. For its third round (2006–2008), the Prize received 198 nominations from 53 countries, with the Creativity Prize, worth more than a quarter of a million dollars, receiving 73 of those nominations.[4]

  1. ^ "HRH Prince Sultan: Environmentalist and Art Patron". Oasis Magazine. Winter 2009–2010. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ^ "About the prize" Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, PSIPW. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  3. ^ "The Center in Brief" Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine, PSRCEWD. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Almost 200 Projects Nominated for Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water", Water and Wastes Digest 23 January 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2008.