Global Citizen Award 2025 for Ending Extreme Poverty

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. 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.

Ending extreme poverty is not a choice, it’s an obligation. My hope is that it will inspire many thousands of people around the world to do what they can to improve the living standards of those in dire need,” Chairman and Founder of the Melbourne-based Waislitz Foundation, Alex Waislitz.

• Table of Content
• About Global Citizen
• Global Citizen Award
• Aim and Benefits of Global Citizen Award
• Requirements for Global Citizen Award Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Global Citizen Award
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Global Citizen Award

Aim and Benefits of Global Citizen Award

The 2025 Global Citizen Waislitz Awards feature three awards totaling $300,000 USD. They will be profiled in editorial pieces that will be featured on the Global Citizen platform and social media.

Global Citizen Waislitz Prize
$100,000 winner based on all five criteria below

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

Global Citizens’ Choice Award
$100,00 winner selected with input from online voting from the Global Citizen community

Requirements for Global Citizen Award Qualification

Entrants aged eighteen (18) years of age or older from anywhere in the world are eligible to apply for the awards. 

Interview date, Process and Venue for Global Citizen Award

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 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?

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Global Citizen Award webpage