Branches of The Prize
The Prize is an international award bestowed in five branches. One million Saudi Riyals (about $266,000) is allocated for the Creativity Branch, while half a million Saudi Riyals (about $133,000) is allocated for each of the other four Specialized Branches. The Prize is accompanied by a gold medallion, a trophy and a certificate.
The current branches of the prize are as follows:
- Creativity Prize
- Specialized Branch Prizes:
- Surface water
- Ground water
- Alternative (non-traditional) water resources
- Water resources management and protection
During the first two rounds of the Prize (2002-2004) and (2004-2006) there were five specialized branch prizes, since "Water Resources Management" and "Water Resources Protection" were awarded separately. These two branch of the Prize were combined after the Second Award and the "Water Resources Management and Protection" Prize was awarded for the first time with the Third Award (2006-2008). The Creativity Prize was inaugurated for the Third Award (2006-2008).
Read more about this topic: Prince Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz International Prize For Water
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