The VinFuture 2024 Awards have received a record number of applications, with 1,469 registrations – a whopping 2.5 times more than the previous year. The topics covered in the applications were diverse and focused on essential fields such as healthcare, environment, and AI.
Medicine and healthcare accounted for 36.3% of the applications, while sustainable energy made up 24.6%. Other areas included environment and climate change at 15.2%, AI applications in multiple sectors at 13.8%, and agriculture at 10.1%.
The organizers noted that many nominations were for pioneering new fields such as discovering and designing new drugs using AI, addressing climate change solutions, and new energy sources or sustainable energy use processes. Some authors proposed building economical smart agricultural systems, researching new materials, equipment, and processes for urgent daily life activities.
In its first season, the VinFuture Awards had only 599 nominations but grew to 970 in season two and an incredible 1,389 in season three. This year’s VinFuture Award Preliminary Round will take place from June 1 to August 31, with a ten-member Preliminary Council evaluating nominations based on strict review processes to ensure scientificity, fairness, and transparency.
The VinFuture Award aims to improve the quality of life for millions of people while promoting sustainable development criteria worldwide. Its comprehensive vision and evaluation criteria have earned it recognition in the international scientific community as a leading program that promotes breakthrough scientific and technological initiatives around the world. Many award winners have been honored in prestigious world programs and rankings, affirming the mission of “Science serving humanity.”
