The 3^rd International “Muallem Prize”
Recognizing teachers, instructors, and educators with outstanding achievements in the field of education

Call for Registration
Registration Deadline: November 21, 2025

The Muallem Prize is awarded by the Borhan Non-Profit Educational Foundation to individuals who have played an effective and significant role in the field of education and societal training. This award is presented in various categories, including Best Teacher, Best Film with an Educational Theme, and more. It aims to honor and elevate the social status of teachers and may be granted to one or more recipients jointly.

Eligible Participants

Teachers and educators with at least five years of prior experience who plan to continue their educational work for at least the next three years.

Candidates must be directly involved in educational and developmental activities for individuals aged 18 or younger in settings such as schools, mosques, training centers, clubs, charitable organizations, or other relevant institutions.

How to Nominate a Candidate

1. Teachers may nominate themselves for the award.
2. Others (educational and training center administrators and colleagues, adults, parents, students, etc.) may also nominate impactful teachers.

Evaluation Criteria

1. Personal and professional qualifications;
2. Problem-based innovation in the field of education and training;
3. Impact on students’ lives and futures;
4. Constructive engagement with the local community in students’ learning and development;
5. Positive and exemplary social influence.

Awards

The award amount is determined annually based on the funds provided by sponsors and endowments. The prize for the 3^rd round of the “Muallem Prize” is 10,000 dollars.

Important Dates

The registration deadline is November 21, 2025, and the closing ceremony will take place in January 2026.

For registration and more information, please visit: https://muallemprize.ir/en/muallem-prize-call/

Call for Submissions
Submission Dealine: August 25, 2025

The Arbaeen Walk is more than a journey; it’s a testament to faith and a source of profound inspiration. What were the echoes of Karbala that touched your heart?

Share your personal story and the impact of this sacred pilgrimage on your life in a short video. Your inspiring clips will be showcased on our Instagram page, and the top three will receive special awards.

Please submit your videos up to 10 days after Arbaeen (August 25, 2025). For any queries regarding submission, please contact us via info@iric.org, or on Telegram at @IRIC_Admin.

We look forward to seeing your inspiring stories.

Guidelines

• Submission:

Please upload your videos up to 10 days after Arbaeen (August 25, 2025) through one of the following services:

• One Drive
• Google Drive
• Dropbox
• WeTransfer

Make sure to give us full access to download the files. Then send the link through the submission form.

• Evaluation:

Qualified videos will be posted on our Instagram page. The ranking of the videos shall be made on:

1. Evaluation made by viewers (30 percent), based on the number of likes, shares, and comments
2. Evaluation made by the IRIC expert group (50 percent).The evaluation is made by the following criteria:a) Innovation and originality
   b) Quality of the content
   c) Technique
   d) Screenplay/content structure (idea, story, and characterization)
   e) Attractiveness and ability to transfer the concepts
   f) Technical and artistic quality (lighting, filming, editing, sound and visual effects)
   g) Universality and transnationality

• General Requirements:
  • Each person is requested to submit only one video.
  • Videos, already premiered on other platforms and contests, will not be selected for the competition section.
  • Videos should only be in English (Non-English parts of video clips must have English subtitles.)
  • Acceptable file formats are: .mp4 / .mov – H264 / H265 codec, under 2 GB.
  • Using Islamic audio effects in the background is allowed; however, other types of music in not acceptable.
  • The religious and ethical code of practice such as proper dressing should be observed.
  • Using any type of symbols and pictures with a commercial or political purpose is not allowed.
  • The videos should take into consideration and respect the dignity of nations, denominations, and policies of different nationalities.
  • The videos that do not follow the standards from the technical and quality viewpoints will not be taken into consideration and will be removed from the competition.

• Intellectual Property Rights:
  • The producer(s) confirms that he/she has followed the intellectual property rights, rules and regulations in his/her production.
  • The producer agrees to the virtual presentation of his/her product, and expresses his/her agreement so that IRIC uses this product in its non-profit applications.
  • The producer of this product is responsible for responding to any claim by personal or legal entities with regard to the intellectual property rights.

Submission Form: https://iric.org/arbaeencompetition/

Call for Applications
Association for the Study of Islamic Law and the Middle East (RIMO), Netherlands
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025

To encourage the study of Islamic law and the Middle East, Association for the Study of Islamic Law and the Middle East (RIMO) has established the RIMO Prize. This prize is awarded biennially for a thesis, journal article, or other scholarly work on Islamic law and the Middle East by students at Dutch or Belgian universities. Thesis by students at foreign universities that relate to the Netherlands or Belgium are also eligible for consideration.

In particular, students from faculties of Law, Humanities, or Social Sciences are invited to compete for the RIMO Prize 2024-2025 with their bachelor’s or master’s thesis. The RIMO Prize consists of a monetary award of €500.00 and a research stay at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale, Germany).

The prize serves as recognition of original research and is generally awarded to one individual. The winner will also be invited to give a presentation on their submitted topic at the annual RIMO symposium. The text of this presentation will be published in Recht van de Islam. Preferably, the prize will be awarded to individuals who were under 35 years of age at the time of writing their submission.

The jury, appointed by the board, will evaluate submissions based on originality, composition, societal relevance, and language use.

The submission deadline for the 2024-2025 prize is March 1, 2025. Submissions can be sent to info@verenigingrimo.nl.

About RIMO

Association for the Study of Islamic Law and the Middle East (RIMO) was established on July 2, 1982. Its goal is to study Islamic law and the legal systems of the Middle East, disseminate knowledge on these subjects, promote the academic study of these legal sciences, and establish connections with like-minded organizations both nationally and internationally. In line with this mission, RIMO organizes an annual symposium featuring speakers from the Netherlands and abroad. The lectures from the symposium are published in Recht van de Islam.

More information on: Vereniging RIMO

Call for Submissions
By the British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS)
Submission Deadline: January 24, 2025

The British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) is delighted to announce the 2025 round of the BRAIS Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World.

This international prize is awarded annually to one outstanding doctoral thesis. English-language submissions on any aspect of the academic study of Islam and the Muslim world, past and present, including Muslim-minority societies are accepted. Applicants can be based in any country. The BRAIS Prize was originally called the BRAIS-De Gruyter Prize until 2022.

Manuscripts will be assessed on the basis of scholarly quality and originality, rigour in scholarship, use of source material, contribution to the field and clarity of expression.

The award includes a cash prize of £1000 which will be officially presented at the Annual Conference of BRAIS. The selection process will be undertaken by a eight-member prize committee comprising established academics from across the field. The winning candidate will be notified by September 2025.

Rules and Regulations

1. To be eligible, a submission must be a doctoral thesis which has been completed, successfully defended, and accepted no more than two years before the submission deadline. The thesis must have been submitted as part of the requirements for a doctoral degree at any university in the world.
2. The subject(s) covered by the submission should fall within the remit of BRAIS. For details, see: www.brais.ac.uk/about-brais/about-us. The Prize Committee will make the final decision on whether submissions are of sufficient relevance.
3. An award ceremony will be organized at the BRAIS Annual Conference.
4. The BRAIS Prize is open to BRAIS members from any country. There is no age limit.
5. Submissions are accepted in English only (with selections in other languages, where relevant), and must adhere to internationally recognized standards and conventions of academic writing, including of transliteration. Entries must include:
   1. Application form which can be downloaded HERE.
   2. The manuscript. The minimum word limit is 80,000 words. There is no maximum limit. The thesis must be submitted in anonymized form, with all references to the author and his/her institution, acknowledgements and any other material that might help to identify the origins of the thesis removed, within reason. This is to maximize impartiality during the review process.
   3. The applicant’s curriculum vitae, of a maximum of 2 pages.
   4. A statement, of a maximum of 750 words, summarizing the submission and highlighting its originality and contribution to the field.
   5. A scanned copy of the formal confirmation of the completion, successful defense and acceptance of the doctoral thesis from the awarding institution. If in doubt on the nature of this document, please enquire at your institution.
6. Items a-d should be submitted in PDF format. All files must contain the applicant’s surname in the file name. Documents must be submitted to brais.prize@ed.ac.uk by 5pm GMT Friday 24 January 2025.
7. The applicant should also arrange for the supervisor or another academic, who is more senior than the applicant and is familiar with the submission, to submit a supporting statement that highlights its contributions to the field. This should be submitted by the supervisor or senior academic confidentially and directly to brais.prize@ed.ac.uk by 5pm GMT Friday 24 January 2025. The full name of the applicant should be stated in the title of the email.
8. Failure to follow all submission requirements will result in an automatic disqualification.

The Prize Committee

• Omar Anchassi (University of Bern)
• Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (Coventry University)
• Robert Gleave (University of Exeter)
• Jon Hoover (University of Nottingham)
• Carool Kersten (KU Leuven)
• Anna McSweeny (Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin)
• Judith Pfeiffer (University of Bonn)
• Saeko Yazaki (University of Glasgow), Chair

Prize Coordinator

• Adam Ramadhan (Leiden University)

More information on: The British Association for Islamic Studies

Registration Call for the 2nd International “Muallem Prize”

Registration Deadline: December 20, 2024

The Muallem Prize is awarded by the Borhan Non-Profit Educational Foundation to individuals who have an effective and significant role in the field of education and societal training. This award is presented in various categories, including the Best Teacher, Best Film with an Educational Theme, and more.

The prize aims to honor and enhance the social standing of teachers and educators, with awards granted to one or more recipients.

Prize Eligibility

Teachers, instructors, and educators who have at least five years of experience and plan to continue their work for the next three years are eligible for the prize.

Evaluation Criteria

1. Personal and professional competencies
2. Problem-solving innovation in education
3. Impact on students’ lives and futures
4. Constructive engagement with the local community in students’ growth and learning
5. Influential and exemplary social presence

Prize Amount

The prize amount is determined each year based on funds provided by sponsors and endowments. For the second cycle, the prize remains the same as in the previous cycle, totaling one billion tomans.

Registration Deadline and Announcement of Winners

The registration deadline is December 20, 2024, and the closing ceremony will be held in February 2025.

How to Register Nominees

Teachers may apply for the award, and others can nominate successful teachers.

For Registration and Information

Visit: https://muallemprize.ir/en/muallem-prize-call/