Deadline: 31 July 2025
Are you a 12-17 year old with a passion to create a better future? Do you have innovative ideas and projects to make the world a better place? Then the NGFP Young Voices award is the perfect opportunity for you!
The NGFP Young Voices Award is a partnership with Teach the Future and is dedicated to teenagers who are working to have a positive impact in the world. They recognize the immense potential young people have to shape the world and they are eager to listen, learn and support you as you embark on your foresight journey.
So, if you are curious about how the world is changing, have a desire to translate innovative ideas about the future into action and make a difference in your community, and are willing to become an ambassador for a more sustainable future, they can’t wait to hear from you!
Award Information
- The first-place winner will receive a USD $1000 prize to help realise their future-focused project and catapult their idea into action.
- Three others will each receive a USD $500 prize.
- Six top finalists will also be recognised for their ideas and efforts.
Eligibility Criteria
- The NGFP-YV awards program is designed to recognize, inspire, and support high-achieving students who are making a difference in their communities and the world.
- These young visionaries are the architects of tomorrow, and with your help, they can provide them with the resources, mentorship, and platform they need to turn their dreams into reality.
Application Requirements
- To apply, individuals or teams (up to 5) are asked to:
- Write a short essay (maximum 400 words) on how a current project or an intended project will consider the well-being of others and the future of the planet. Submissions can be in native language but please include an English translation.
- Create and submit a short video (maximum 2m 30s) about what they would want to do with the Young Voices prize. The video is a pitch addressed to their community persuading them that this project or idea is good or even necessary and giving them reasons for supporting or joining it. Video can be in your native language but please include English subtitles. Please create new and original video and do not upload a news clipping or old video.
- Indicate which of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) their idea would contribute to.
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