Mustafa Prize

The Mustafa Prize
Mustafa prize medal
Awarded for	A top scientific achievement that has played a considerable role in the human life or has expanded the boundaries of our understanding of the world
Presented by	Mustafa Science and Technology Foundation
First awarded	2015[1]
Website	mustafaprize.org

The Mustafa Prize is a science and technology award, granted to top researchers and scientists from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states.^[2][3][4] The prize is granted to scholars of the Islamic world as one of the symbols of scientific excellence in recognition of the outstanding scientists and pioneers of scientific and technological cooperation and development in the world.^[5] The science and technology $500,000 prize, Medal, and Diploma are awarded to Muslim researchers and scientists, regardless of whether they live in Muslim-majority nations or elsewhere, as well as non-Muslim scientists in Muslim countries.^[6] In 2016, science journal called the prize, the Muslim Nobel.^[7]

The Mustafa Prize is held biennially during the Islamic Unity week in Iran.^[8] The prize is awarded in the four categories of "Information and Communication Science and Technology," "Life and Medical Science and Technology," "Nanoscience and Nanotechnology," and "All Areas of Science and Technology".^[9] These areas include the following UNESCO fields of education: natural sciences, mathematics, and statistics; information and communication technologies; engineering, manufacturing, and construction; agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary; health and welfare as well as cognitive science and Islamic economics and banking.^[10]