Global Prize for Innovation in Water (GPIW)
SWA's global water-innovation prize. It rewards solutions that range from early research to deployment-ready technology, and this year it adds a water-conservation category. Winners are announced at the IDWS conference in Jeddah.
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Last intake closed 30 September 2026
[ What you get ]
Prizes totalling USD 10 million across stages and categories (SWA), international judging, an award ceremony at IDWS, and links to operators and investors; shortlisted entrants have also been offered access to SWIC services
[ Who it's for ]
Open worldwide to innovators, researchers, startups, universities, technology developers and entrepreneurs, from early research to deployment-ready solutions
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Water · AI · Sustainability
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