The Board of Trustees of the Social Research Award aims to diversify the topics awarded in each cycle, ensuring that the same topic in a specific field is not repeated for at least six years, unless the Board decides otherwise with a justified reason. Topics are selected by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees.
Social Issues
Women's Issues
Poverty and Social Justice Issues
Youth Issues
Childhood Issues
Non-Profit Sector Issues
Pioneers of Social Sciences
Social Issues
The Social Issues Award aims to encourage and highlight the role of researchers and research centers in the social field. It is required that the scientific work includes a genuine contribution to an aspect of social issues in Saudi Arabia and contains aspects that can be applied and utilized in reality. The Social Issues Award includes research conducted by researchers, research centers, and scientific and academic institutions in Saudi Arabia or abroad, focusing on Saudi society.
Women's Issues
The award aims to encourage and highlight the role of researchers and research centers in the field of women's studies. It is required for the Women's Issues Award that the scientific work includes a genuine contribution to women's issues in Saudi society and contains aspects that can be applied and utilized in reality. The Women's Issues Award includes research conducted by researchers and research centers, as well as scientific and academic institutions, focusing on women's issues.
Poverty and Social Justice Issues
The award aims to encourage and highlight the role of researchers and research centers in the field of poverty and social justice studies. It is required for the Poverty and Social Justice Issues Award that the scientific work includes a genuine contribution to poverty and social justice issues in Saudi society and contains aspects that can be applied and utilized in reality. The Award includes research focused on poverty, social justice, and underprivileged groups.
Youth Issues
The award aims to encourage and highlight the role of researchers and research centers in the field of youth studies. It is required for the Youth Issues Award that the scientific work includes a genuine contribution to an aspect of youth issues and contains aspects that can be applied and utilized in reality. The Youth Issues Award includes research conducted by researchers, research centers, and academic institutions focusing on youth.
Childhood Issues
The award aims to encourage and highlight the role of researchers and research centers in the field of childhood studies. It is required for the Childhood Issues Award that the scientific work includes a genuine contribution to childhood issues in Saudi Arabia and contains aspects that can be applied and utilized in reality. The Award includes research related to childhood from Saudi Arabia or abroad.
Non-Profit Sector Issues
The award is granted for research and studies focusing on non-profit sector issues, including social innovation, capacity building, volunteering, and social entrepreneurship.
Pioneers of Social Sciences
The award is given to distinguished pioneers in the field of social research whose academic contributions have addressed societal issues in Saudi Arabia throughout their careers.