Applications Invited for UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education 2025

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About the Organization

UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is a specialized agency dedicated to strengthening our shared humanity through the promotion of education, science, culture, and communication.

We set standards, produce tools and develop knowledge to create solutions to some of the greatest challenges of our time, and foster a world of greater equality and peace.

About the Grant

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.

Grant Size

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

Eligibility

• 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

How to Apply

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.

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