Queen’s Young Leaders Programme 2017

The Queen’s Young Leaders Award winners for 2017 have officially been announced.

The prestigious award has been granted to 60 young people from around the Commonwealth in recognition of the incredible work they have done in their home nations.

Now in its third and penultimate year, the winners become part of the growing Queen’s Young Leaders community, a network of influential young change-makers who are being supported to become an even greater force for good.

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This year, award winners, who are aged between 18 and 29, are leading projects tackling global issues including education, climate change, gender equality, mental health and disability equality.

The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme was established in 2014 by The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust in partnership with Comic Relief, The Royal Commonwealth Society and the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education, in recognition of The Queen’s lifetime of service to the Commonwealth.

Each year for four years, the leaders receive bespoke training, mentoring and networking opportunities, and take part in a week-long residential programme in London.

“We are delighted that these incredible young people have been selected as Queen’s Young Leaders, and wish our warmest congratulations to each and every one of them,” Dr Astrid Bonfield CBE, Chief Executive of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust said.

“The Queen’s Young Leaders Award is designed to inspire and nurture the talent of exceptional young people from all over the Commonwealth, so that they can create and lead others towards securing positive changes in communities,” she added.

See a full list of Award winners and Highly Commended runners up and read more about their stories.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Queen’s Young Leaders Award winners for 2017

Application Deadline: September 7th 2015

The Queen’s Young Leader Award recognises and celebrates exceptional people aged 18-29 from across the Commonwealth, who are taking the lead in their communities and using their skills to transform lives.

Each year from 2014 to 2018, 60 inspirational young people will be selected to receive an Award and become ‘Queen’s Young Leaders’ – one for every year that The Queen had served as Head of the Commonwealth at the time of her Diamond Jubilee. The aspirations is for at least one young person, from every Commonwealth country, to receive a Queen’s Young Leaders Award for achievement in transforming their own lives and the lives of others.

Eligibility Criteria:

Each application/nomination must meet the following criteria:

Applicants/nominees need to have proven experience of working to improve their communities locally, regionally or at a national level and be able to show evidence of their achievements.
Applicants/nominees must be aged between 18 and 29 for the year of the award and be citizens of a Commonwealth country.
Applicants/nominees need to demonstrate evidence of their leadership qualities.
Priority will be given to individuals who have over come challenges to achieve their goals.
All applicants/nominees need to be supported by a suitable referee

Benefits

Winners of this prestigious Award will receive a unique package of training, mentoring and networking, including a one-week residential programme in the UK during which they will collect their Award from Her Majesty The Queen.
With this support, Award winners will be expected to continue and develop the amazing work they are already doing in their communities.
As part of the Award, winners will receive bespoke mentoring and online learning provided by the University of Cambridge.

Selection:

All applications/nominations will be considered based on the young person’s achievements to date as well as their potential and their future ambition.
Award winners will be short-listed by a panel made up of young people from across the Commonwealth and a small team of advisors representing the three partner organisations.
The short list for Award winners will then be presented to The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme Board, which contains members from all three partner organisations, for final selection and decision.

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For More Information:

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