Applications are Open for the Global Citizen Waislitz Awards

Name of the Event: Global Citizen Waislitz Awards

Date: 15 July 2025

Working language: English

Last Date of Application: 1 June 2025

Link to Apply:

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About the Awards:

Celebrating its eleventh year, The Global Citizen Waislitz Awards are annual cash prizes totaling $300,000 that recognize the excellence of individuals in their work to end extreme poverty. The grand prize and two additional prizes are $100,000 each, for a total of three prizes.

1. Global Citizen Waislitz Prize -

   $100,000 winner based on all five criteria below

   
   

2. Disruptor Award -

   $100,000 winner who excels in the “Disruption” criteria

   
   

3. Global Citizens’ Choice Award -

   $100,00 winner selected with input from online voting from the Global Citizen community

The awards are presented by the Waislitz Foundation and Global Citizen. The Waislitz foundation exists to create a positive social impact locally and globally through innovative projects that empower individuals to meet their full potential and make a measurable difference to the world.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Global Citizenship- How does the applicant embody and exemplify the values and practices of a Global Citizen?

• Proof of Concept- Does the applicant have a strong proof of concept with at least 1-2 years of impact towards ending extreme poverty?

• Disruption- Has the applicant created a measurable impact in an innovative manner that disrupts the systems that allow for extreme poverty to exist?

• Scalability- How would this award enable/support the applicant to scale or improve their work?

• Adaptability- Can the applicant demonstrate examples of their ability to adapt and evolve to changing conditions?

Eligibility:

• Entrants aged 18 years of age or older from anywhere in the world.

• Individual who is doing impactful work and who has a registered legal entity such as a non-profit, for-profit, B-corp, social enterprise, etc.

• Individuals who have demonstrated impact towards ending extreme poverty over a minimum of 1-2 years.

Judging Process:

• Applicants will be judged against criteria by a group of judges appointed by Global Citizen.

• 10 semi-finalists will be selected and notified on or around June 20th, 2025. Those semi-finalists will move forward to a public vote and final round of judging.

• From the semi-finalists, 3 winners will be selected by the Waislitz foundation and notified on or around July 15th 2025.

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - youthprize@globalcitizen.org