For more details about the Prize:
- Detailed instructions on the nomination process and form: https://vinfutureprize.org/vinfuture-prize-nomination/
- Frequently asked questions: https://vinfutureprize.org/faqs/about-the-vinfuture-foundation/
- List of VinFuture Prize Laureates announced at the award ceremony on December 20th, 2023 with information about the awarded innovations: https://vinfutureprize.org/vinfuture-prize/laureates/
* 10 criteria for nomination to the VinFuture Prize:
1. There should be clear evidence, or potential, for an end-product or service based on the solution, which has an everyday practical application;
2. Solutions should have already benefited millions of people in the past 10 years for the Grand Prize or have the potential to benefit millions of people in the next 10 years for the Special Prizes;
3. Solutions should be aligned with one or more of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
4. Solutions must be scientifically proven (i.e., there should be clear evidence of passing relevant scientific trials, and in the case of research, it must be empirically proven or widely reviewed);
5. Open to researchers or inventors who were involved in developing the underlying solutions, and not entrepreneurs or corporates who helped in the commercialization/ diffusion of the technology;
6. End-products of the research should benefit people globally, including those from developing and less developed countries, as well as lower-income and disadvantaged communities;
7. Open to individuals or teams of researchers/inventors;
8. Preferences are considered for nominees in the active stages of their careers;
9. Same individual/team can be nominated for one or more of the VinFuture Special Prizes if eligible;
10. Research/Solution/Invention can be underpinned in any discipline of science, engineering, or technology, including potentially multi-disciplinary approaches.
