Nominations open for Commonwealth Youth Awards
Recognising young leaders (ages 15–29) across the Commonwealth who are driving impactful, sustainable development in their communities.
📅 Deadline: October 17, 2025
🏛️ Donor: Commonwealth Youth Council
💰 Grant Size: $1,000 – $10,000
🎯 Award Objectives
- Celebrate Youth Impact on the SDGs: Spotlight exceptional contributions to a fair, peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable future.
- Encourage Youth-Led Development: Foster environments that invest in and sustain youth-led initiatives.
- Showcase Talent & Creativity: Share inspiring success stories from across the Commonwealth.
- Inspire Excellence: Promote high standards of service and leadership at community, national, regional, and international levels.
- Promote Youth in Media for Development: In partnership with the Commonwealth Association, recognise journalism and communications advancing free, democratic, inclusive societies.
🏆 Awards & Prizes
- Four finalists per Commonwealth region → top entries receive a Regional Winner Award.
- The top Regional Winner becomes the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year.
- 20 Regional Finalists: £1,000 grant each + trophy + certificate.
- 5 Regional Winners: additional £2,000 (total £3,000) each.
- Pan-Commonwealth Winner: additional £2,000 (total £5,000).
- Patsy Robertson Award (Communications): £1,000 + trophy + certificate.
🧭 Assessment Criteria
- Level of impact & innovation
- Quality of achievements and supporting evidence
- Sustainability of the initiative
Organised by the Commonwealth Youth Programme. Shared by Asara For Humanity Network to empower youth leadership and SDG impact across the Commonwealth.