UNESCO-Japan 2021 Prize on Education for Sustainable Development

The UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) honours outstanding projects by individuals, institutions and organizations related to ESD

The Prize and award winners recognize the role of education in connecting the social, economic, cultural and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. The Global Action Programme on ESD (GAP) calls for scaling up of ESD action at all levels as a means of implementing all the Sustainable Development Goals.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD
• Aim and Benefits of UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD
• Requirements for UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. Political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding. Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity. I... continue reading

UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD

Aim and Benefits of UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD

The prize, which is funded by the Government of Japan, consists of three annual awards of USD 50,000 for each recipient.

Requirements for UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD Qualification

The three Prize winners are selected by the Director-General of UNESCO on the basis of recommendations made by an international independent Jury consisting of five experts.

The project/programme of the nominee are assessed by the Jury on the basis of the following criteria:

• Transformation: The project/programme practices Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as transformative education in support of sustainable development, , leading to individual and social change.
• Integration: The project/programme addresses the three dimensions of sustainable development (society, economy, environment) in an integrated way.
• Innovation: The project/programme demonstrates an innovative approach to ESD.

In addition to these three criteria, the project/programme should:

• be onging and have been running for at least four years
• have a high impact relative to the invested resources
• be replicable and scalable
• contribute to one or more of the five Priority Action Areas of the GAP.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit UNESCO website.