Awards 2022

Global Grad Show 2022 features $100,000 in prizes, awarded to one project in each of these categories, split between the student(s) and supervising professor:

• Environment: ideas supporting natural ecosystems and sustainable development

• Health: projects focusing specifically on people’s physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing

• Society: solutions that produce more harmonious, just, and developed societies

• Corporate solutions: a special category across all disciplines, given to a project that can help companies to contribute to a better future

Key Dates

• Oct

  14

  Selection Announced

• Nov

  14

  Global Grad Show

2022 Programme

• Showcase

  100 of the top global innovations are selected and invited to our international exhibition in Dubai (students and professors).

• Prizes

  $100,000 in prizes are awarded to 4 teams across different thematic categories to support students and professors in their research.

• Entrepreneurship Programme

  All applicants are invited to take part in the multi-phased entrepreneurship programme, developed by an international team of experts, and dedicated to graduates who want to take their projects to market.

• Knowledge Exchange 

  Professors and students working towards similar goals are invited to connect and share their work in collaborative forums.

• Media Coverage

  Projects are promoted through a global media campaign. (See press coverage)

• Digital Showcase

  Each project is featured in the Global Grad Show digital exhibition that year and stays in our archives. (See example)

• Funding

  Selected participants in our Entrepreneurship Programme have the opportunity to meet and pitch in front of investors, including A.R.M. Holding, which has pledged a $2.7 million fund for startups.

Who can apply?

Selection Criteria

Projects are chosen based on:

• Originality in problem solving

• Positive impact on people, communities, or the planet

• Application of (high or low) tech or innovative methods

How to Apply

Fill in the application form and upload a proposal outlining:

• Name of the project, participating student name(s), contact details

• Project details that describe what it is, what it does, how it works, and the problem it solves.

• Visual materials that help to explain your project, such as images, diagrams, illustrations, etc.

• Links to any available videos or demos