Efica | Application Process

Fill your application form

Submit your Application

You must register your interest then download the application form
Complete the application form and email it to Islamic.finance@lseg.com
You may attach your supporting documents, however, there is no guarantee that the judges will be reviewing them, thus make sure to include all vital information in the application form

Reviewing and Shortlisting

The advisory board will review all submissions and assess their feasibility and alignment with the award
Shortlisted submissions will move on to the next stage of the application processs

Presentation and Evaluation

You will present your initiative to the advisory board in a virtual workshop that will take place in January 2025.
Following the completion of the workshop, all submissions will be evaluated by the advisory board and the finalists will be selected for the EFICA gala dinner

Finalists Present at the EFICA Gala Dinner

Finalists will make a formal presentation of their initiative to the audience at the gala dinner
The audience vote will determine the winner of the EFICA award

The proposed initiative/product must be an existing initiative/product already offered by a financial institution or any other entity.
The initiative/product may be an adaptation of an existing product, as long as the enhancements materially change the nature of the product.
The proposal should be based on delivering an ethical outcome and process (ends and means respectively).
The applicant must have a minimum of 2 years of operations to showcase its impact on their respective community and society.
Each applicant or group will submit a brief not exceeding 4 pages in size 12 font describing the intended solution.
The Ethical Finance Innovation Challenge and Awards are not open to employees of either Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank or LSEG Data & Analytics, EFICA judges, or anyone involved in the administration of the awards.