Call for Nominations: Diana Award 2026 – YOA

Deadline: October 31, 2025

Nominations are open for the Diana Award 2026. The Diana Award was based on the late Diana, Princess of Wales’ perception that younger individuals have the facility to vary their neighborhood, their nation and the world. They exist to empower younger individuals to make that constructive change. The mission is to empower younger individuals to steer that change by a spread of initiatives which unlock their potential, encourage motion and create alternatives, guaranteeing that no younger individual is not noted or left behind.

Benefits

Diana Award Recipients are recognised and celebrated by:

• Recognition on the Virtual Diana Award Ceremony, shining a highlight on their achievements on a world platform
• Publication on the Roll of Honour, creating an enduring report of their contribution to constructive change
• A Certificate of Recognition, celebrating their dedication to creating a difference
• Opportunities to attach with a worldwide community of younger leaders, fostering inspiration and shared studying
• Invitations to Conversations for Change, a sequence of peer-led periods the place recipients discover key social points, construct neighborhood, and encourage collective motion

Eligibility

Nominee’s Criteria

• Nominees should be between 16 and 24 years previous on the time of nomination. They could also be 25 years previous when the award is acquired.
• Have been finishing up their social motion work for a minimal of 12 months, demonstrating sustained impression, dedication, and sustainability.‍
• Their work should align with one of many following Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) thematic areas:‍
  • Quality Education – empowering people to achieve their full potential and break the cycle of poverty.
  • ‍Reduced Inequality – difficult discrimination and selling fairness for all.
  • ‍Good Health & Wellbeing – recognising the crucial position of psychological and bodily well being in constructing thriving communities.
  • Climate Action – taking pressing motion to guard the planet for future generations.

Nominator’s Criteria

To submit a nomination for the Diana Award:

• Self-nominations will not be allowed.
• The nominator should be over 18 years previous.
• The nominator should know the nominee in an expert capability.
• The nominator can’t be associated to the nominee.
• The nominator should present the contact particulars of two extra Supporters to validate the nomination.
• Supporters should additionally know the nominee in an expert capability (not a good friend or member of the family).
• Each Supporter should full a Supporter Statement in English, confirming the Nominee’s impression, character, and credibility. Supporters ought to know the Nominee and their work effectively sufficient to offer significant perception into their contribution. The official Supporter Statement template could be downloaded here
• The nominator should consent to sharing their private data, together with their identify and e mail deal with, with the nominee.
• The nominator should submit three items of extra proof to help the nomination. These might embrace pictures or movies, press protection, stories, or testimonials. All extra proof should be in English.
• The nomination ought to embrace as a lot detailed data as attainable in regards to the nominee and the particular social motion work being recognised.

Application

Click here to nominate

For extra data, go to Diana Award.