The Regent Global-Pankaj Award to End Conflict – (Fully Funded to the 2026 One Young World Summit in Cape Town, South Africa)

Application Deadline:  15 June 2026

Applications are actually open for the 2026 Regent Global-Pankaj Award to End Conflict . This Award has been launched to recognise the younger leaders who’re tackling battle at its roots and creating unity inside and between communities torn aside by divisions.

Regent Global and One Young World will establish ten younger leaders as finalists for the award, based mostly on their demonstrated influence:

• Providing options to finish or stop battle at an area, nationwide, or regional stage
• Increasing consciousness and understanding between communities by way of dialogue and schooling
• Preventing the outbreak and escalation of violence inside and between communities
• Empowering and defending the rights of marginalised and oppressed teams
• Implementing sustainable peacebuilding measures to stop the re-emergence of battle

From the ten finalists, an impartial professional judging panel (to be introduced at the 2026 Global Unity Dinner hosted by Regent Global on 26 June) will choose the inaugural winner of The Pankaj Award to End Conflict. 

Eligibiltiy Criteria:

Applicants should:

• Be aged between 18 and 35 years of age*
• Be main a registered non-profit organisation, social enterprise, or purpose-driven firm
• Be chargeable for direct decision-making authority inside their organisation/firm
• Be accessible to take part in the One Young World Summit from 3-6 November 2026

* Most delegates who take part in the One Young World Summit are between 18 and 35. The One Young World group will take into account candidates who’re older than 35, pending demonstration of acceptable private influence, initiative, and willingness to have interaction. 

Assessment Criteria:

Applicants and their initiatives will probably be assessed based mostly on:

• Track file of influence in resolving and/or stopping battle at an area, nationwide, or international stage
• Plan to use funds to scale the scope and depth of their influence 
• Collaboration with affected communities in the creation and supply of their answer/initiative to finish battle
• Sustainability of the answer/initiative in stopping the re-emergence of battle

Benefits

• funding: one younger chief will probably be chosen by an impartial judging panel as the winner of The Pankaj Award to End Conflict, receiving $100,000 to speed up their work to finish battle. All different finallists will obtain funding, starting from $10,000-$50,000 in assist of their respective intiaitives.
• One Young World Summit, Cape Town 2026: all finallists will obtain fully-funded scholarships to take part in the One Young World Summit 2026, Cape Town, South Africa which takes place from 3 – 6 November.
• Network: in addition to forming a collaborative worldwide cohort of younger leaders working to finish battle, all finallists will obtain lifetime membership of the One Young World Ambassador Community, a worldwide community with 20,000+ members in 190+ nations.

Selection Process:

• Round 1 Applications: 11 April – 15 June 
• Round 2 Applications: 28 June – 03 July
• Award Selection: August
• Award Presentation: 03 – 06 November

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Regent Global-Pankaj Award to End Conflict