The Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award was established by Cisco and Global Citizen to recognize and lift up a young person positively impacting the world, as a way to demonstrate the impact that young people are having on achieving the Global Goals, and to accelerate global problem-solving.
Selected via an application process, the Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award honors an individual aged 18-30 who have contributed meaningfully towards the goal of ending global poverty. The award includes a $250,000 prize paid to the organization to which the individual contributes.
Eligibility
You must beย 18-30 years oldย as of award ceremony in December 2019, andย be able to travel to the award ceremonyย to accept the prize.
For a period of three years, you mustย be willing to do media interviews and appearances, and grant rights to GC and Cisco to use the name, likeness and related content in GC or Cisco marketing campaigns and on GC or Cisco owned-platforms, such as cisco.com, globalcitizen.org and social platforms.
You must accept the terms and conditions as listed here.
You must not be a citizen of a country or entity subject to financial or other sanctions by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) or other government entity of the United States of America that may restrict the transfer of the Prize.
You must not be an employee of Global Citizen or Cisco.
You must not be any organizations who have previously received prize funding or direct grant funding from Cisco or the Cisco Foundation.
Prize
The winner will receive:
USD $250,000 awarded to a person or specific people on behalf of an organization that is judged to best fit selection criteria.
An all-inclusive round-trip to award ceremony in December for themselves and a guest.
Networking and development opportunities to support their work.
Criteria
Judging is based on 5 equally-weighted criteria:
IMPACT
Demonstrated track-record of measurable impact at scale over last 3-5 years advancing one or more of the Global Goals.
VISION
Compelling vision and concrete plans for how to extend this work in the next 3-5 years, including how the prize will advance efforts.
CATALYST
Inspires other young people to have an impact on achieving one or more of the Global Goals.
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
Demonstrates the values and embodies the spirit of a Global Citizen and a Global Problem Solver.
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
Innovates with technology or Internet-based communications to improve efficiency, reach, and magnify impact.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, kindly follow the link below to read more and apply
Click here to read more and apply for the Cisco/Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership 2019
Application Deadline:October 6th 2019
