Registration for Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture Art and Literature begins in Oman

Muscat: Registration for the 6th edition of Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Art and Literature, the most prestigious periodic award celebrating innovative achievements at the local and regional level, will begin, on Sunday.
The award is given in rotation; one year for Arab nationals and one year for Omani citizens.
This year the celebration is for all Arab nationals in the fields of economic studies, architectural design and literary criticism.
Receiving applications for participation will close on July 26, 2017.
Each of the three winners in the three fields will receive the order of merit for culture, art and literature and OMR100,000, in a celebration to be organised by Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science by end of December 2017.
Registration for the award shall be through (www.sqa.gov.om).