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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.

Apply on the programme's siteDates change. Always confirm on the programme's own site before you apply.

[ 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

Run by
Saudi Water Authority
Equity
Not published
Format
Hybrid
Where
Jeddah
Duration
applications 8 Jun - 30 Sep 2026; awards in Dec 2026
Stages
Idea · Pre-seed · Seed
Sectors
Water · Desalination · Wastewater · Water efficiency · AI · Cleantech

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Checked against the operator's own pages on 2 October 2026.

Sources:swa.gov.saapp.waterinnovationplatform.cominnocentive.com