Deadline: 22 March 2017
Nominations are now open for the “New Zealand Youth Awards 2017”. These Awards recognise and celebrate young New Zealanders who have achieved outstanding results, as well as those who have made a significant contribution towards supporting young people in their communities.
The Award categories celebrate qualities such as leadership, innovation, giving back, being a change maker, and young people who have supported youth activities in areas such as the arts, culture, sport and the environment.
Award Categories
- Change Maker – LGBTI: For young people who have created positive change in, or for, the LGBTI community.
- Change Maker – Cultural: For young people who have created positive change to foster cultural understanding in their community.
- Change Maker – Community Safety: For young people who have created positive change, resulting in a safer environment for young people in their community.
- Leadership: The Leadership Award will be awarded to a young person who has demonstrated their leadership in a project or organisation.
- Giving Back: The Giving Back Award will be awarded to a young person whose actions address a current need and have had a significant impact on their community.
- Working for Youth: The Working for Youth Award will be awarded to a young person whose actions specifically support other young people in areas such as (but not limited to) the arts, culture, the environment or sport.
- Youth with Disability: The Youth with Disability Award will be awarded to a young person with a disability who has made significant contribution to the disability sector and/or their community.
- Youth Group: The Youth Group Award will be awarded to a group of young people who have made significant contribution to their community in areas such as (but not limited to) the arts, culture, the environment or sport.
- Youth Champion: The Youth Champion Award will be awarded to an individual or an organisation who has made significant contribution to young people in areas such as (but not limited to) the arts, culture, education, the environment, health, research or sport.
- Youth Enterprise Award: For an individual or a youth-led enterprise which has demonstrated business acumen, innovation and/or social responsibility.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for a New Zealand Youth Award 2017 (excluding the Youth Champion Award) nominees must meet the following criteria:
- Be currently living, and have lived in New Zealand for the past 12 months or more
- Have participated in the activities they have been nominated for within the past 12 months
- For Change Maker (LGBTI and/or Cultural and/or Community Safety), Leadership, Giving Back, Working for Youth, Youth with Disability, Youth Group and Youth Enterprise awards: have participated in activites they were nominated for outside of their regular study or work commitments
- For Change Maker (LGBTI and/or Cultural and/or Community Safety), Leadership, Giving Back, Working for Youth, Youth with Disability, Youth Group and Youth Enterprise awards: be aged between 12 and 24 as at 22nd March 2017.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: New Zealand
For more information, please visit New Zealand Youth Awards.