Applied Research Global Award of Gifted Education

The winner will receive 25000 US Dollars, a certificate, a trophy, a round trip flight in economy class and accommodations to attend the honoring ceremony. In the case of a group application, the award will be distributed according to each member’s contributions. The PI will only be invited to attend the honoring ceremony, and the award will be transferred after the ceremony.

In line with the continuous efforts and commitments of Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences towards the enhancement of quality gifted education around the world, the World Giftedness Center has introduced the Applied Research Global Award of Talented Education. The launch of this award represents one of the unique initiatives of Hamdan Foundation to support global research in gifted education, talent development and related areas. It is offered to international scientists who have published outstanding and innovative research in the areas of giftedness and talent development, as well as areas related to these topics. The award honors scientists whose work has contributed to shape the research field and its future through scientific excellence. The submission should be research published in a journal with appropriate standards within the last two years as of the application’s point of submission.

This award aims to encourage international scientists who have reasonable quality research productions dedicated to support and foster gifted education, talent development and related areas.

This award is intended for international researchers who have made significant contributions to gifted education, talent development and related areas.

In general, several issues will be considered during the evaluation process such as the research novelty/originality, innovative nature, outstanding quality, results based on appropriate methodology, published in a journal of a high standard, and the impact of the researcher’s work on giftedness research. It is also expected that the work of the researcher will contribute to shape the research of giftedness in the future. The submission should be research published in a journal with appropriate standards. In particular, the research will be evaluated based on the quality of the following components

• Research problem and its importance to the area of giftedness. (10)
• Theoretical framework and research questions. (20)
• Methodology and research goals. (25)
• Analysis & discussion of results, and their consistency with implications/recommendations. (25)
• Innovation and originality of applied research (10)
• Credibility of the publishing Journal (10)

All eligible applications received by the stated deadline will be reviewed by an International Jury who are chosen for their high level of knowledge and experience in gifted education or related areas.

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