Deadline: 29-May-22
Applications are now open for The Waislitz Global Citizen Awards to recognize and support extraordinary individuals around the world for their work to end extreme poverty.
The annual cash prize seeks to uplift people from around the world who are at the forefront of ending extreme poverty, with the awards and funding helping individuals further implement their advocacy efforts towards an end to extreme poverty and its systemic causes.
The additional prizes for 2022 are the Waislitz Global Citizen Disruptor Award, given to the applicant who created measurable impact in an innovative manner that disrupts the systems that allow for extreme poverty to exist; and the Waislitz Global Citizens’ Choice Award, which is selected with input from public online voting by the Global Citizen community.
Key Areas
All applicants will be evaluated based on individual merit, including the following five key areas:
- 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 strong proof of concept with at least 1-2 years of impact towards ending extreme poverty?
- Disruption: Has the applicant created measurable impact in an innovative manner that disrupts the systems that allow for extreme poverty to exist?
- Scalability: How would this award enable/support the applicant to scale or improve their work?
- Adaptability: Can the applicant demonstrate examples of their ability to adapt and evolve to changing conditions?
Prize Description
This 2022 Waislitz Global Citizen Awards feature three awards totaling $200,000.
- $100,000: Waislitz Global Citizen Award (Grand Prize)
- $50,000: The Waislitz Global Citizen Disruptor Award
- $50,000: The Waislitz Global Citizens’ Choice Award
- In addition to the cash prizes, the three winners will be profiled in editorial pieces that will be featured on the Global Citizen platform and social media.
Eligibility Criteria
- Entrants aged eighteen (18) years of age or older from anywhere in the world are eligible to apply for the awards.
- The awards are open to individuals or individual representatives of organizations anywhere in the world working to end extreme poverty and its many causes and consequences.
- The grand prize Waislitz Global Citizen Award will be awarded to an applicant based on the 5 criteria.
- The Waislitz Global Citizens’ Choice Award will be selected with input from public online voting by the Global Citizen community.
For more information, visit https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/apply-for-waislitz-global-citizen-awards/