Global Citizen Waislitz Awards 2026 ($300,000 total prize) – YOA

Deadline: June 14, 2026

Applications are open for the Global Citizen Waislitz Awards 2026. Celebrating its twelfth 12 months, The Global Citizen Waislitz Awards are annual money prizes totaling $300,000 that acknowledge the excellence of people of their work to finish excessive poverty. The Waislitz basis exists to create a optimistic social influence regionally and globally by means of revolutionary initiatives that empower people to fulfill their full potential and make a measurable difference to the world.

Global Citizen is a motion that conjures up and empowers hundreds of thousands of individuals around the globe to study and take motion in assist of essentially the most crucial points going through humanity. They work with international artists, influencers, and sports activities figures, to make use of their voice to create change and obtain their mission of ending excessive poverty. This leads company, authorities, and philanthropic leaders to make commitments in assist of attaining the Global Goals. Global Citizen is a robust social advocacy platform that has impressed actual change impacting the lives of greater than 1 billion folks.

Benefits

The 2026 Global Citizen Waislitz Awards characteristic three awards totaling $300,000 USD. They will probably be profiled in editorial items that will probably be featured on the Global Citizen platform and social media.

• Global Citizen Waislitz Prize: $100,000 winner primarily based on all 5 standards under
• Disruptor Award: $100,000 winner who excels within the “Disruption” standards
• Global Citizens’ Choice Award: $100,000 winner chosen with enter from on-line voting from the Global Citizen group

Eligibility

• Entrants should be aged eighteen (18) years of age or older
• Be from wherever on the earth. 

Evaluation Criteria

• Global Citizenship: How does the applicant embody and exemplify the values and practices of a Global Citizen?
• Proof of Concept: Does the applicant have a robust proof of idea with at the least 1-2 years of influence in direction of ending excessive poverty?
• Disruption: Has the applicant created measurable influence in an revolutionary method that disrupts the methods that enable for excessive poverty to exist?
• Scalability: How would this award allow/assist the applicant to scale or enhance their work?
• Adaptability: Can the applicant show examples of their means to adapt and evolve to altering circumstances?

Application

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For extra info, go to Global Citizen Waislitz Awards.