2015/2016 UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers ( $USD300,000 Prize)

The winners are selected by an International Jury composed of five distinguished professionals chosen for their high-level of knowledge and experience in teacher-related issues.

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

Who is eligible?

• 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.

What is a nominating body?

• Nominating bodies may be governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) maintaining official partnerships with UNESCO.
• A nominating body may nominate and recommend up to 5 candidates for the Prize.

How to apply?
Applications may be submitted in two ways:

• 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

Application

The application must contain:
1. The nomination form filled by the nominating body (using the appropriate form);
2. The application form completed by the candidate (using the appropriate form);
3. Accompanying/supporting materials (in English or French).
Both application and nomination forms can be downloaded from UNESCO’s website:
or Hamdan Award’s website

Applications should be postmarked or sent by email to the Secretariat of the Prize by 31 October 2015 (midnight, Paris time).

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
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: + 33 1 45 68 08 03

• Nomination Form

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize 2015