Apply for UNESCO-Hamdan Prize!

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Deadline: 31 October 2015
Open to: institutions, organizations; international or national governmental or non-governmental organizations (NGOs); educational or research institutions and local/national/regional communities
Grants: $300,000, which is equally divided between three winners

Description

The UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers was created in 2008 to support the improvement of teaching and learning quality in achieving the Education for All goals, which is one of UNESCO’s priorities. The fourth edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize  has opened the call for nominations. The prize is awarded every two years and it recognizes initiatives that contribute to improving educational practices around the world, with priority given to developing countries and to marginalized and disadvantaged communities.

The Prize will be awarded for the 4th time at a ceremony that will take place during World Teachers’ Day celebrations at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 5 October 2016.

Eligibility

Candidates may be individuals representing institutions or organizations; international or national governmental or non-governmental organizations (NGOs); educational or research institutions and local/national/regional communities. Applications are not opened to individuals.

Grants

The grant amount is $300,000, which is equally divided between three winners whose projects aim at improving worldwide the performance and effectiveness of teachers. Each winner will receive $ 100,000.

Application

  • A candidate shall ask a nominating body to send its application to UNESCO;
  • A nominating body may initiate the process of nominating a candidate and send the application to UNESCO;
  • A candidate shall be nominated by no more than one nominating body;
  • Applications must be written either in English or French only;
  • Unsolicited applications are not taken into consideration/ self-nominations cannot be considered.

The application must contain:

  1. The nomination form filled by the nominating body;
  2. The application form completed by the candidate;
  3. Accompanying/supporting materials (in English or French).

Applicants should send their applications by post to the following address:

UNESCO-Hamdan Prize Secretariat
Division for Teaching, Learning and Content
Section for Learning and Teachers
Education Sector
UNESCO
7 place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris 07 SP, France

or e-mail to:

E-mail: teacherprize@unesco.org
Tel.: + 33 1 45 68 08 03

The application deadline is 31 October, 2015 (midnight, Paris time).

For more information please visit the official webpage.

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