Deadline: 11-Mar-22
Nominations are now open for 2022 The Diana Award, the most prestigious accolade a young person aged 9-25 years can receive for their social action or humanitarian work.
The mission is to foster, develop and inspire positive change in the lives of young people.
They are proud to be the only charity set up in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales and her belief that young people have the power to change the world.
Diana Award recipients will receive their certificates by post and will be celebrated at the virtual Award Ceremony on the 1 July 2022, Diana Princess of Wales birthday.
What will I receive as a nominator?
- The young person must be aged 9-25 years at the time of your Diana Award Nomination and must have carried out the activity for 12 months or more.
- Nominations must be made by someone who knows the nominee in a professional capacity.
- If a nomination is made by a family member it will not be considered valid.
Benefits
- Each Diana Award recipient who is based in the UK will be invited to a local Award Ceremony.
- Each recipient will be presented with a personalised Diana Award certificate and celebrated with their peers.
- If they are unable to attend, the certificate will be sent to you by post.
- For those based outside of the UK, they will be celebrated virtually on International Youth Day, on 12th August each year.
- UK based Diana Award recipients are also presented with an invitation to Althorp House, Princess Diana’s childhood home. These invitations are gifted to Diana Award recipients in kind by Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer in recognition of their continuation of Diana’s legacy.
- All Award recipients will also be given access to the Development Programme which aims to support Award recipients to further their social impact, alongside personal and professional development.
Criterion
- Vision: Demonstrates commitment and passion to the cause, evidenced through their service to that cause and through social action.
- Youth Led: Demonstrates how the young person has led, owned and shaped the activities they are nominating them for.
- Inspiring Others: Demonstrates that, through the nominee’s positive attitude and passionate approach to life, they are a role model to others.
- Social Impact: Creates positive social change that is of benefit to the wider community.
- Service Journey: Evidence of transformation throughout the nominee’s service journey, including attitude, skills gained and challenges overcome.
Why would my nomination be unsuccessful?
Your Diana Award Nomination may be unsuccessful in several instances examples as follows:
- If the nominee does not comply with the set criteria e.g. fall outside of the 9-25 age bracket or have not been carrying out sustained activity for a period of 12 months.
- If your answers to the nomination questions do not meet the minimum or maximum word limit.
- If any of the answers to the questions within the nomination form do not pass the scoring process carried out by the judging panel e.g. if there is not clear evidence of the impact the nominee has had on their community.
- If the nomination is submitted by a family member.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for The Diana Award, nominees must be aged between 9 and 25 and have been carrying out their activities for a minimum of 12 months.
- Nominators must know the young person in a professional capacity, i.e. teacher, youth worker. Nominations made by family members will not be accepted.
For more information, visit https://diana-award.org.uk/award/nomination-centre/