No | Name of Prize | Launch of Call for Nominations | Deadline for Submission | Application Details |
1 | UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture | 17 December 2025 | 28 February 2026 | ; |
2 | Félix Houphouët-Boigny UNESCO Peace Prize (PAX) | 30 November 2025 | 31 March 2026 | ; |
3 | UNESCO/Juan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Science Research in Latin America and the Caribbean (SHS) | 1 December 2025 | 15 March 2026 | ; |
4 | International Prize UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea for Research in the Life Sciences (SC) | 17 December 2025 | 31 March 2026 | ; |
5 | UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences (SC) | 23 January 2026 | 15 March 2026 | ; |
6 | UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize (CI) | February 2026 | 30 April 2026 | ; |
7 | UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education (ED) | 6 March 2026 | 12 May 2026 | ; |
8 | UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence (SHS) | March 2026 |
19 June 2026 | ; |
9 | UNESCO-King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education (ED) | March 2026 | Mid-May 2026 | ; |
10 | UNESCO-King Sejong Literacy Prize (ED) | March–April 2026 | May–June 2026 | ; |
11 | UNESCO-Confucius Prize for Literacy (ED) | March–April 2026 | May–June 2026 | ; |
13 | UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in STEM (SC) | 30 March 2026 | 30 October 2026 | ; |
14 | UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation (SC) | 15 April 2026 | 15 June 2026 | ; |
15 | UNESCO-Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science (SC) | 20 May 2026 |
31 July 2026 | ; |
16 |
UNESCO/Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CI) | Spring 2026 | December 2026 | ; |
17 | UNESCO-Uzbekistan Beruni Prize for Scientific Research on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (SHS) | October- December 2026 | March- May 2027 | ; |
Prizes and Awards