Education Innovations Globally
Prize for Education
Being honoured with the WISE Prize is deeply meaningful. We know it will open doors and amplify our impact worldwide. But the true prize was the transformative journey itself. Over 12 months, the WISE Prize process sharpened our focus, accelerated our development, and connected us with an invaluable network of peers and partners.
TUMO
2024–2025 WISE Prize — 1st Place
This recognition crowns a meaningful journey with WISE — a journey of learning, collaboration, and shared belief in the power of education.
Iqrali.jo — Queen Rania Foundation
2024–2025 WISE Prize — 2nd Place
The WISE Prize process has been transformational. Through it, Darsel developed a new chatbot for students to support numeracy learning in partnership with the Ministry of Education in Jordan.
Darsel
2024–2025 WISE Prize — 3rd Place
The metrics we picked was both innovation and ability to scale. It is interesting to see that those who are innovative often come from the outside and move into the education system. I really appreciate that this is now a forward-looking Prize, and that good ideas are awarded with future potential rather than lifetime achievements. I hope for the next years that that methodology will carry through.
Dr Jörg Dräger
WISE Prize Jury Member
Global Solutions.
Core Challenge:
Develop a practical solution that delivers significant and measurable improvements in learning and/or life outcomes. The solution should strengthen learners' ability to gain, retain, and apply essential knowledge and skills, leading to better opportunities for education, work, and wellbeing.
The solution should represent an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) of an already successful approach, ready to be adapted, tested, or scaled in new contexts — and meet the WISE Prize selection criteria.
2026–2027 Cycle Timeline
Call for applications opens
Submissions open via the WISE Prize application portal. Open webinars begin for prospective applicants.
Applications close
Hard deadline — no submissions accepted after this date.
Eligibility screening and shortlisting
WISE team reviews all submissions; semi-finalists selected and notified.
Three-Month intensive
Due Diligence, Innovation Sprint, and Committee Review — a 13-week process culminating in finalist selection.
Finalist announcement
Following QF Senior Leadership approval, finalists are announced publicly.
MVP Development Program begins
Finalists receive development funding and begin their 12-month structured support program.
WISE 13 Summit
All finalists present. Jury deliberates. Winners announced and prizes awarded from the $1M prize pool (subject to T&Cs).
What Finalists Receive
Development Funding
Each finalist receives 100–125,000 USD to design and refine their solution over 12 months
Tailored Mentorship
1-1 coaching, bi-monthly check-ins and in-person workshops to refine solutions and facilitate peer learning with other finalists
Qatar Innovation Ecosystem
Connections to WISE's local innovation partners that can further support the piloting and growth of solutions
Global Network
Access to WISE's 60,000+ global education innovators, leaders, and community
Visibility at the WISE 13 Summit
Finalists present their solutions to a global audience at WISE 13; the top 3 projects are awarded from a $1M prize pool
TUMO
TUMO’s AI-powered model has reached more than 20,000 students in Armenia, achieving over 95 percent success on first attempts while reducing teacher feedback time by 94 percent. Pilots in Armenia, Mumbai, and Beirut, including an Arabic version, laid the foundation for global expansion across technology, design, and foundational skills.
Apply for the
2026–2027 WISE Prize for Education
If your organization is developing an outstanding solution to one of education's hardest challenges, we want to hear from you. Applications open 10 May 2026.
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