VinFuture 2024 has received 1,469 registration applications, which is 2.5 times more than the first year. The topics of the applications revolved around essential fields such as health, environment, and AI applications. Medicine and healthcare accounted for 36.3% of the applications, while sustainable energy made up 24.6%. Other topics included environment and climate change at 15.2%, AI applications in multi-sectors at 13.8%, and agriculture at 10.1%.
The organizers noted that many nominations are in pioneering new fields, such as discovering and designing new drugs using AI, solutions to effectively respond to climate change, 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 show had 599 nominations, which increased to 970 in season two and 1,389 in season three.
GS. Martin Andrew Green, from the University of New South Wales, Australia, who was the owner of the 2023 VinFuture Main Award, presented the award at Hanoi University of Science and Technology on December 20, 2023. The number of international scientists who have become official nomination partners of the VinFuture Awards season 4 is 9,101 people, which is an increase of more than 70% compared to the third season. The nominated partners are mainly from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
Some partner scientists are among the top 2% most cited in the world, and many come from leading universities and research institutes globally. The aim is to improve the quality of works nominated for the VinFuture Award. The 2024 VinFuture Award Preliminary Round will take place from June 1 to August 31, with a 10-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 ensuring sustainable development criteria. The program carries comprehensive and practical criteria and aims to promote breakthrough scientific and technological initiatives around the world. In nearly four years of operation, the VinFuture Award has made its mark in the international scientific community due to its comprehensive vision and evaluation criteria. Many award winners have been honored in prestigious world programs and rankings, and the mission of “Science serving humanity” has been affirmed through the program.