Brief Description:
Nominations for the Yidan Prize
for research and positive change or contributions in education are now open.
Yidan Prize is an inclusive education award that recognizes persons or teams of
up to three members who have contributed enormously to education research and
development while also aiming to build a global community devoted to promoting
ideas in education.
Scholarship Details:
Opportunity Type: Fully
Funded
Language Requirement: Not
Required
Submission deadline: 31 March
2021, at 12 noon (UTC +8 HKT)
Awarding body: Yidan Prize Foundation
Announcement of winners: September 2021
Prize Awards Presentation
Ceremony: December 2021
Benefits:
The Yidan Prize is granted in two
categories:
Yidan Prize for Education
Research
·
Awarded for substantial
contribution to the science of education.
Yidan Prize for Education
Development
·
Awarded for creating
positive and sustainable change in education and learning.
·
Each prize includes a gold
medal and a total value of HK$30 million (around US$3.9 million). Half of it is
a money prize of HK$15 million. The other HK$15 million is a project funding to
help them develop their initiatives.
·
If the winner is a team,
each team member receives a certificate and a gold medal.
Eligibility:
·
Nominees from every
country and geographic area are eligible for this prize.
·
There is no limitation to
the age of applicants and the number of nominations to this prize.
Who are the nominators?
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Typically, members of
government bodies, non-governmental organizations, professional associations
and individual thought leaders are the nominators for Yidan Prize.
·
The nominator should have
a thorough understanding of the nominee(s’) work and impact.
Who can be the nominees?
·
Nominees can be either
individuals or teams of up to three members. They can be teachers, researchers,
academics, policymakers and education advocates. They can
·
Self-nominations are
accepted, however, nominations after nominees’ death are not. Also, those who
self-nominate should provide at least three letters of recommendation from
supporters.
Who are supporters?
·
Supporters are people who
have a comprehensive understanding of the nominee(s)’ work and approve the
nominee(s)’ achievements.
·
For self-nominations,
there are three supporters needed however for regular nominations the number is
two.
Evaluation criteria
Nominations are evaluated
according to a set of rigorous criteria to identify the most deserving
individuals, including:
·
Future-oriented/forward-looking
·
Innovativeness
·
Being Transformative
·
Sustainable
How to Apply?
Nominators or nominees who
self-nominate can submit their nominations through the foundation’s online
platform. Nominators should first register their accounts and prepare their
nominations.
Nominate HERE.
Nomination documents
A nomination should include the
following supporting documents:
·
The nominee(s)’ personal
details.
·
CV of the nominee.
·
Minimum of two
recommendation letters from supporters that endorse the nominee(s)’
achievement.
·
Each supporter’s personal
details, and a soft copy of their business card.
·
For the Education Research
category, at least one and up to five soft copies of the most relevant
published research by the nominee(s).
·
A 2-minute video from the
nominee(s) on how they would spend the project funding of HK$15 million (up to
US$1.9million) if selected as the laureate(s).
Tips:
All nominations and supporting
documents must be submitted in English through the online platform.
Nomination form completed in English within the word count
assigned to each section.
For more information about the nomination guidelines, materials,
details and regulations please refer to the Yidan Prize 2021.
Deadline: 31
March 2021, at 12 noon (UTC +8 HKT)
