{"version":"1","article":{"id":"global-water-award-fifth-cycle-deadline-september-2026","slug":"global-water-award-fifth-cycle-deadline-september-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/global-water-award-fifth-cycle-deadline-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/global-water-award-fifth-cycle-deadline-september-2026?lang=en","title":"Fifth Global Water Award application window closed on September 30","summary":"The US$1 million award supports desalination and water-treatment solutions powered by renewable energy.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T02:55:20+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T02:55:20+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-30","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) / Suqia UAE","url":"https://dewa.gov.ae/en/about-us/media-publications/latest-news/2026/9/mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-global-water-award-accepts-entries-until-30-september-2026","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-11"},{"name":"Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, award categories","url":"https://www.mbrwateraward.ae/en/awards","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/global-water-award-fifth-cycle-deadline-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/global-water-award-fifth-cycle-deadline-september-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/global-water-award-fifth-cycle-deadline-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/global-water-award-fifth-cycle-deadline-september-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/global-water-award-fifth-cycle-deadline-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/global-water-award-fifth-cycle-deadline-september-2026?lang=ar"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the UAE Water Aid Foundation, Suqia UAE, said applications for the fifth cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award were due by September 30, 2026. DEWA’s September 11 notice described the award as entering the final phase of its application period. That deadline has now passed. The notice did not announce winners or disclose the number of entries, so it does not establish that results have been decided.","The award, overseen by Suqia UAE, has total prize funding of US$1 million. It aims to encourage sustainable solutions addressing water scarcity and improving access to safe water. DEWA’s notice listed universities, research centres, institutions, companies, innovators and individuals among those eligible to submit ideas. The programme is therefore presented as open to different kinds of research and implementation participants, rather than being limited to large companies.","Applications were invited for sustainable desalination and water-purification solutions powered by renewable energy. The listed energy sources include solar, wind, biomass, hydropower, osmotic and geothermal power. Suqia said it would give special consideration to innovations using newer technologies, including artificial intelligence, where these can improve efficiency, lower costs and support wider scaling. The call thus links water production and treatment with the energy systems needed to operate them.","The application guidance asks entrants to explain their innovation’s stages and operating mechanisms in detail. Submissions can document water production, treatment, storage, distribution and quality monitoring, and may include field photographs, prototype results, case studies, videos and performance data. This approach invites evidence about feasibility and impact, rather than relying only on a description of an idea. The September notice did not provide a date for announcing winners.","The award’s official website organises the programme into four main categories: innovative projects, innovative research and development, innovative individuals, and innovative crisis solutions. The categories cover contributions ranging from implemented work and research to responses to urgent water needs. However, DEWA’s September 11 notice was a call for entries with a closing date, not a finalist or winner announcement for the fifth cycle. Until a results notice is published, it is accurate to describe the application window as closed and the award outcomes as unreported in that source."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The US$1 million award supports desalination and water-treatment solutions powered by renewable energy.\n\nThe Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the UAE Water Aid Foundation, Suqia UAE, said applications for the fifth cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award were due by September 30, 2026. DEWA’s September 11 notice described the award as entering the final phase of its application period. That deadline has now passed. The notice did not announce winners or disclose the number of entries, so it does not establish that results have been decided.\n\nThe award, overseen by Suqia UAE, has total prize funding of US$1 million. It aims to encourage sustainable solutions addressing water scarcity and improving access to safe water. DEWA’s notice listed universities, research centres, institutions, companies, innovators and individuals among those eligible to submit ideas. The programme is therefore presented as open to different kinds of research and implementation participants, rather than being limited to large companies.\n\nApplications were invited for sustainable desalination and water-purification solutions powered by renewable energy. The listed energy sources include solar, wind, biomass, hydropower, osmotic and geothermal power. Suqia said it would give special consideration to innovations using newer technologies, including artificial intelligence, where these can improve efficiency, lower costs and support wider scaling. The call thus links water production and treatment with the energy systems needed to operate them.\n\nThe application guidance asks entrants to explain their innovation’s stages and operating mechanisms in detail. Submissions can document water production, treatment, storage, distribution and quality monitoring, and may include field photographs, prototype results, case studies, videos and performance data. This approach invites evidence about feasibility and impact, rather than relying only on a description of an idea. The September notice did not provide a date for announcing winners.\n\nThe award’s official website organises the programme into four main categories: innovative projects, innovative research and development, innovative individuals, and innovative crisis solutions. The categories cover contributions ranging from implemented work and research to responses to urgent water needs. However, DEWA’s September 11 notice was a call for entries with a closing date, not a finalist or winner announcement for the fifth cycle. Until a results notice is published, it is accurate to describe the application window as closed and the award outcomes as unreported in that source.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}