RIYADH: Eleven scholars were awarded the Prince Salman Prize for Historical Studies on the Arabian Peninsula for the year 2008-2009.
There are five categories for the prize instituted by the King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives under the aegis of Riyadh Gov. Prince Salman. Prizes were given to pioneers and new talents in Arabian Peninsula studies, as well as for the best book, best article and best theses.
“Muhammad Al-Aboudi, Ahmed Al-Zaylaei, Muhammad Al-Humaid and Abdulrahman Al-Suwaida won the prize for pioneers of historical studies on the Arabian Peninsula in recognition of their efforts in the service of the studies of the history of the peninsula out of 22 nominees,” said Secretary-General of King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives Fahd Al-Samari on Friday.
The SR100,000 prize for the best two books went to Muhammad Al-Thunayan and Nadia bint Abdulaziz Al-Yahya. The SR10,000 prizes for the Best Academic Article was awarded to Saeed Al-Otaibi, Abdul Rahman Al-Sunaidi and Dalal bint Al-Harbi.
The SR30,000 prize for best doctoral thesis was granted to Huda bint Abdullah Al-Abdul Ali. The SR20,000 prize for the best master’s thesis was granted to Khaled Khariri. The jury did not award any prize for youth in the field of historical studies of Arabian Peninsula for want of young candidates who met the specifications for the prize. This prize is granted to youth researchers interested in historical studies of the Arabian Peninsula in general and the history of Saudi Arabia in particular. The value of the prize is SR50,000.
Ten researchers were selected for the Prince Salman Grant for Studies on the History of Arabian Peninsula. The value of the grant ranged between SR20,000 to SR80,000. This is the third time the prizes for historical studies of the peninsula are being awarded.
The prizes were first given in December 2005.
