Deadline: 31 October 2015
Nominations are open for UNESCO-Hamdan Prize of $300,000 for outstanding practice and performance in enhancing the effectiveness of teachers. Three winners whose projects aim at improving the performance and effectiveness of teachers worldwide will be the recipients of this total cash prize.
The UNESCO-Hamdan Prize was created in 2008 to support the enhancement of teaching and learning quality in achieving the Education for All goals, which is one of UNESCO’s priorities.
The Prize is awarded once in two years. The Prize will be awarded for the 4th time at a ceremony that will take place during World Teachers’ Day celebrations at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 5 October 2016.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates may be individuals representing institutions or organizations; international or national governmental or non-governmental organizations (NGOs); educational or research institutions and local/national/regional communities.
- Nominating bodies may be governments of Member
- States, in consultation with their National Commissions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) maintaining official partnerships with UNESCO.
- A nominating body may nominate and recommend up to 5 candidates for the Prize.
- Applications are not open to individuals.
- Applications may be submitted in two ways:
- A candidate shall ask a nominating body to send its application to UNESCO.
- A nominating body may initiate the process of nominating a candidate and send the application to UNESCO.
- A candidate shall be nominated by no more than one nominating body.
- Applications must be written either in English or French only.
Complete application includes – nomination form filled by the nominating body, and application form completed by the candidate using the appropriate forms; and accompanying/supporting materials (in English or French).
For more information, please visit UNESCO-Hamdan Prize.
