Making a nomination for the Yidan Prize

Who’s shaping the future of education?

We want to hear about them. Nominations for the 2022 Yidan Prize is now closed. Nominations for the 2023 Yidan Prize will start in October 2022.

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As a nominator, you need to be a ‘credible witness’ to the nominee or nominees’ impact by having a thorough understanding of their work.
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You can nominate an individual, a team of up to three members, or even yourself.
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If you’re nominating someone else or a team, you’ll need at least two and up to five recommendation letters. If you are nominating yourself, you’ll need at least three recommendation letters.

Download our nomination guide (available in English, French/Français, Chinese/中文, and Spanish/Español).

You’ll need to submit your nomination in English.

Do you have any questions? Visit our FAQ.

Nominating for the 2022 Yidan Prize

We welcome all nominations. You don’t need to be invited to nominate an individual or a team for either the Education Research or Education Development prize. Remember to submit your nomination before 31 March 2022, 12 noon HKT (GMT+8).

You cannot make a nomination if:

  • You’d like to recognize your immediate family members
  • You’d like to recognize one of our current board directors, or on our current Judging or Advisory Committees
  • You’d like to recognize someone posthumously

Ready to nominate?

Download our nomination guide (available in English, French/Français, Chinese/中文, and Spanish/Español) for full instructions.

Before getting started, refer to the below checklist to ensure you have everything you need from your nominee(s) and supporters.

Checklist

Download our nomination checklist (available in English, French/Français, Chinese/中文, and Spanish/Español). You’ll need to submit your nomination in English.

If you’ve never used our platform, here’s what to expect:

  • Once you’ve created an account, we’ll send you a confirmation email. Please open this when it arrives—you’ll need to click onto the link to activate your account.
  • Once that’s done, you can start your nomination straight away. After submission, you can still make changes if you need to—our judges don’t look at anything until after the deadline.

If you’re resubmitting a nomination:

  • We have updated our system. If you made a nomination in 2020 or later, you can easily edit and resubmit your nomination.

Download our nomination guide (available in English, French/Français, Chinese/中文, and Spanish/Español). You’ll need to submit your nomination in English.

Do you have any questions? Visit our FAQ.

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