Spirit of Togetherness Award 2026 (Fully-funded to the One Young World Summit) – YOA

Deadline: July 20, 2026

Applications are open for the Spirit of Togetherness Award 2026. Building on the success of the WE Award 2025, Pernod Ricard is proud to associate as soon as once more with One Young World to launch the Spirit of Togetherness Award 2026.

This award recognises 5 excellent younger leaders who’re creating alternatives for connection and belonging inside their communities. Their work demonstrates that conviviality is usually a highly effective drive for constructive change, strengthening social cohesion, fostering inclusion, and enriching cultural life.

Eligible candidates might be main an initiative that aligns with a number of of the following:

• Facilitating moments of joyful and shared connection of their communities, tradition or office.
• Creating inclusive social environments and ecosystems that create bridges and produce various teams of folks collectively (e.g. intergenerational, multicultural, various skills).
• Crafting on a regular basis moments of cultural togetherness and conviviality centred round native traditions, heritage, foods and drinks, and tradition.

By spotlighting these changemakers, they goal to encourage a broader motion, one which locations human connection, empathy, and shared experiences at the centre of progress. Because the future they need to construct will not be solely extra sustainable, but additionally extra related, inclusive, and convivial.

Benefits

Award recipients will obtain:

• A €8,000 grant awarded to their initiative.
• Access to the One Young World Summit 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Hotel lodging in Cape Town between 2 – 6 November (inclusive) 2026.
• The price of journey to and from Cape Town (flights in financial system).
• Catering which incorporates breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Ground transportation throughout the Summit by way of public transport.

Eligibility

• Candidates have to be aged no less than 18 and aged no less than the minimal ingesting age of their nation of residence.
• Nationals of all international locations might be eligible to apply for the award.

Eligible candidates should show the following:

• Impact – Measurable group engagement and impression. 
• Inclusivity – A dedication to inclusivity, bringing various folks collectively. 
• Scalability – Initiative must be scalable and replicable.

Although not core necessities, particular consideration might be given to candidates who show a dedication to environmental sustainability and innovation of their work.

Application

All purposes might be assessed by One Young World. Award recipients might be chosen by a judging panel composed of One Young World Counsellors, Pernod Ricard representatives and One Young World senior management.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Spirit of Togetherness Award.