Deadline: 2 May 2017
Nominations are open for the third edition of the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). UNESCO is now inviting the Governments of all Member States as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO to nominate up to three individuals, institutions or organizations engaged in ESD for the 2017 edition of the Prize.
Prize Information
Endowed with a total of USD 150,000 to be divided between three recipients, the Prize aims to honour and showcase outstanding ESD projects and programmes worldwide.
Priority Areas
- Advancing policy: Mainstream ESD into both education and sustainable development policies, to create an enabling environment for ESD and to bring about systemic change
- Transforming learning and training environments: Integrate sustainability principles into education and training settings
- Building capacities of educators and trainers: Increase the capacities of educators and trainers to more effectively deliver ESD
- Empowering and mobilizing youth: Multiply ESD actions among youth
- Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level: At community level, scale up ESD programmes and multi-stakeholder ESD networks
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals, institutions, organizations or other entities engaged in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
- Nominations must focus on a specific ESD project or programme of the nominee, meeting the eligibility criteria.
- Nominations can be submitted to the Director-General of UNESCO by Governments of Member States via their Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, and by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO. Each Permanent Delegation or NGO can make up to three nominations for any edition of the Prize. Self-nominations are not accepted.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD.