Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work 2023

Deadline: October 17, 2023

The awards, held each year in March, celebrate the outstanding contributions young people (aged 15-29) are making towards tackling global issues, improving lives, and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Previous winners have enjoyed international acclaim, cash prizes, and invaluable networking opportunities to help boost their projects.

Next year’s awards are even more special as 2023 has been declared the ‘Year of the Youth’, in honor of the 50^th anniversary of the Commonwealth Youth Programme.

Prizes

Young people from the 56 Commonwealth countries can enter five regional categories: Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and Canada, and the Pacific.

An independent pan-Commonwealth jury will judge the nominations based on impact, sustainability, and innovation.

The jury will shortlist finalists, who will each receive a trophy, a certificate, and £1,000 in cash, and from them, regional award winners will be chosen. These will receive an additional £2,000.

One of the regional award recipients will be accorded further recognition as Commonwealth Young Person of the Year and a total cash prize of £5,000.

For the second year running the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) has joined the Commonwealth Secretariat as a partner to offer one winner up to two years of flexible funding worth £20,000 a year, as well as coaching opportunities and organizational development support.

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Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the additional QCT prize, applicants must be aged 18 to 29 years old, and the founder or co-founder of a social enterprise.

Application registration Deadline: 17th October 2023

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