Application Deadline: 2 June 2025.
Applications are now open for the 2025 One Young World Leadership Awards. Creating a sustainable, equitable and peaceful future calls for empowering a generation of effective, inspirational and responsible leaders. This objective is at the heart of all of One Young World’s activities but drives the annual One Young World Leadership Awards in particular. Through these awards, One Young World identifies and accelerates extraordinary leadership across a range of vital sectors, helping to bring greater attention to impactful individuals who are leading by example in their countries, communities and organisations.
Politician of the Year Award
According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, only 2.8% of parliamentarians globally are under the age of 30, and only 18.8% of MPs are below 40.
One Young World’s Politician of the Year Award was created to recognise the most promising young politicians between the age of 18 and 35 years old from around the world who are having the greatest impact in their home countries and communities and have been using their position to benefit young people.
Apply for the One Young World Politician of the Year Award
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
At the heart of every start-up or enterprise is the drive to solve the problem. One Young World believes that the next generation of young entrepreneurs are here to do more than create the next convenient solution – they are here to take on the world’s major challenges.
The One Young World Entrepreneur Award highlights the work of revolutionary young business leaders whose enterprises are shaping the world around them and inspiring others to launch their own ventures.
Apply Now for the One Young World Entrepreneur Award
Journalist of the Year Award
In an age of mass information and misinformation, the role of journalists is more important than ever. Our societies rely on the core values of journalism – truthfulness and objectivity- to stay informed and shape opinions.
The One Young World Journalist of the Year Award highlights the work of young journalists who are fearlessly covering the truth, changing the way stories are reported, and empowering others by giving them a voice.
One Young World Journalist of the Year Award 2025
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