The Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs announces that the Association of Arab Universities is accepting nominations for the Best Master's Thesis Award and the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award for the academic year 2025-2026 in one of the following two fields:

(1) Basic and Applied Sciences, with the following topics: Artificial Intelligence Applications, Statistical Applications, New and Renewable Energy, Water and Desalination, and Desertification.

(2) Humanities and Social Sciences, with the following topics: Authorship and Translation, and Preserving Arab Identity.

The nomination requirements are as follows:

• Nominations must be submitted via an official letter from a member university of the Association. Each university may nominate one Master's or Doctoral thesis in each of the award categories.

• The thesis must have been defended no more than three years prior to the nomination date.

• The thesis must not have received a similar award from another entity.

• The thesis must have been successfully defended and awarded by a member university of the Association of Arab Universities.

• The thesis must be written in Arabic or English. An abstract of no more than twenty lines in Arabic must be submitted for theses submitted in English.

• The thesis must be original and innovative, while fully adhering to the principles of academic integrity and research ethics.

• The thesis must make a clear scientific or applied contribution to its field and contribute to the advancement of knowledge or the resolution of scientific or societal problems.

• The findings of the thesis must have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

• The master's thesis or doctoral dissertation must have received a distinction grade.

The prizes are as follows:

• Best Doctoral Dissertation in Basic and Applied Sciences:

First Place: $4,000

Second Place: $2,500

• Best Master's Thesis in Basic and Applied Sciences:

First Place: $2,000

Second Place: $1,500

• Best Doctoral Dissertation in Humanities and Social Sciences:

First Place: $4,000.

Second Place: $2,500.

• Best Master's Thesis Award in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

First Place: $2,000.

Second Place: $1,500.

Those wishing to be nominated for the award should send a letter signed by the Dean of their college/institute to the Director and General Coordinator of the Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs, confirming their nomination. The letter must be accompanied by a CD containing the following:

1. A curriculum vitae of the nominee in PDF format.

2. A compressed PDF file of the thesis, not exceeding 10 MB.

3. A photograph of the nominee (4x6 cm with a white background), not exceeding 10 MB.

A printed copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae must also be submitted, signed and dated on each page.

The deadline for submitting nomination letters to the Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs in the Administration Building is February 8, 2026.