Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
Entries are now open for the Diana Award to celebrate young people who are driving positive change in their communities through sustained social action and leadership.
The thematic areas open for nomination are Quality Education, which empowers individuals to achieve their full potential and overcome poverty; Reduced Inequality, which addresses discrimination and advances equity for all; Good Health & Wellbeing, which highlights the importance of mental and physical health in creating thriving communities; and Climate Action, which promotes urgent efforts to safeguard the planet for future generations.
The Diana Award is open to young people aged between 16 and 24 years at the time of nomination, who have been carrying out their social action work for a minimum of 12 months. The work must demonstrate clear impact, commitment, and sustainability within one or more of the designated Sustainable Development Goal thematic areas.
Nominations cannot be self-submitted and must be made by an individual over 18 years old who knows the nominee in a professional capacity. The nominator must not be related to the nominee and is required to provide two additional supporters who can validate the nomination. Supporters should also know the nominee professionally and must submit supporter statements in English confirming the nominee’s impact, character, and credibility.
In the initial stage of the application, nominators are required to provide their contact information, including email address, phone number, country, job title, and organisation name. They must also provide the details of two supporters who can be contacted by The Diana Award team throughout the assessment process. Each supporter must be over 18 years of age and distinct from the nominator and the nominee’s friends or family members.
The second stage focuses on the nominee’s project or organisation and its impact. Nominators must describe the nominee’s work and select up to two Sustainable Development Goals that align with the nominee’s social action. The section encourages nominators to provide measurable outcomes, such as the number of people reached or funds raised, and include context to help global judges understand the scale and significance of the work.
The Diana Award recognises the value of lived experience, centres youth voice and evidence, honours each young person’s social action journey, and leads with optimism and responsibility, aligning all assessments with its anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-LGBTQIA+ bullying principles.
In the third stage, nominators must explain how the nominee meets the award criteria by focusing on their impact, uniqueness, and achievements. Each response should be between 150 and 300 words, using data, personal impact stories, or testimonials to illustrate the nominee’s contribution. The emphasis is on a strengths-based narrative that remains safe and respectful while avoiding detailed or graphic personal experiences.
The final stage requires nominators to upload three supporting materials, such as photographs, videos, press coverage, reports, or testimonials, all in English, to validate the nominee’s work. Up to 200 Diana Awards are presented each year, following a rigorous review process by the Diana Award Judging Panel. The organisation upholds high ethical standards and reserves the right to revoke an award if its Code of Conduct is breached.
The deadline for applications is 31 October 2025.
For more information, visit The Diana Award.
