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Apply for UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education $50k in Prize

The UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education provides an exceptional global platform to promote the visibility and recognition of projects and initiatives in the field of GCED from around the world.  

Established in 2024 with the support of the Republic of Korea, the UNESCO Prize is the first of its kind. It will be awarded every two years and recognizes outstanding efforts in promoting and advancing GCED through two categories: 

• Youth-led organisations
• Other: individuals, institutions, non-governmental organisations and other entities. 
• An international jury will select two best projects, one per category. Each prize winner will be awarded 50,000 USD. 

Applying GCED means bringing multiple stakeholders together from various levels and types of education, formal and informal, to help ensure that every learner can receive an education that: 

• is embedded with principles of respect for human rights fosters agency to redress inequities and injustice promotes inclusivity and reconciliation prevents violence, bullying, hate speech and discrimination fosters critical thinking, and promotes working together across groups and disciplines to find common solutions to local, national and global challenges. 

Through this Prize for Global Citizenship Education, UNESCO promotes outstanding efforts in this area across the world.

Who can apply

To apply for the category “Youth-led organization”: The applicant must be:

• An organization that is led by individual(s) aged between 18-30 years old

To apply for the “Other” category: The applicant can be either an:

• Individual,
• Institution,
• Non-governmental organization, or
• other entity.

Eligibility criteria

The initiative must be: 

Relevant to GCED

The initiative should have been implemented for at least 1 year with evidence of concrete activities

The project and its organization should not be affiliated with, or receive any funding from, UNESCO

• Be nominated by either a UNESCO National Commission or an NGO in official relation with UNESCO
• To be nominated by an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO
• Identify an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO.
• Provide this NGO with information about your project and ask for a nomination.
• Receive a nomination (in the form of a letter) and attach it to your online application.

Submit the application to the Prize Secretariat via the UNESCO online platform

How to Apply 

Interested applicant can apply via this link:

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