UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education 2025 (50,000 USD)

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About UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education

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: 

1. Youth-led organisations
2. Other: individuals, institutions, non-governmental organisations and other entities. 

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.

 

• Sponsor Organisation: UNESCO

Benefits of UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education

• An international jury will select two best projects, one per category.
• Each prize winner will be awarded 50,000 USD. 

UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education Requirements

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.

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

Application Date and Process

• If you are an applicant: submit your application to your National Commission or NGO in official partnership towith UNESCO well by 17 July 2025 ahead of the nomination deadline on1 September 2025. 

• If you are a National Commission OR NGO in official relation to UNESCO: submit your top three nominations to the UNESCO Secretariat by 1 September 2025.

Guidelines to Apply

 

• Contact the appropriate nominating entity to inform them about your interest in applying for the Prize (Note: Only reach out to one):
  1. National Commissions for UNESCO
  2. NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO
• After contacting the nominating entity, create your account: request a user account through this form and indicate which nominating entity type you will be applying.
• Once your account request is approved, go to the online application platform.
• Fill in the application form either in English or French. Answer each question clearly and concisely, keeping in mind the selection criteria. Note that there are maximum character limits in each response. All supporting materials (e.g., publications, photos, videos) must be transmitted electronically through the online system.
  Follow-up with your nominating entity on the status of your application.

 

Application Deadline

01 September, 2025

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