FAO Champion Award for Individuals and Organizations ($50,000)

The Champion Award is FAO’s highest honour. It recognises outstanding leaders from governments, civil society and the private sector whose actions have a transformative impact towards increased food security and achieving the 2030 Agenda, making sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

the FAO Champion Award recognizes remarkable efforts in improving food systems.

Cash prizes

The Award, which includes a cash prize of USD 50 000, will be presented by the FAO Director-General to the winning individual or representative of the recipient institution at a special ceremony during the FAO Conference from 28 June to 4 July 2025.  

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify, one or more of the criteria listed below must be met. The winning individual or institution should demonstrate how they: 

• made a significant and outstanding contribution towards advancing the overall goals of the Organization, including the achievement of the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals;
• developed analyses that support the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems and successfully advocated for consistent measures that have been adopted and applied, on a large scale, by governments, civil society organizations and/or private enterprises, through programmes aimed ensuring a sustainable and food-secure world for all, and/or;
• implemented large-scale programmes for eliminating poverty, ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition, and reducing inequalities, that have demonstrated a sustainable impact and alignment with the 2030 Agenda.

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Application Timeline

December 2024 – Call for nominations   

January 2025 – Close call  

February-March – Screening  

April – Selection  

June – Ceremony 

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