Application Deadline: 31 October 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development. The UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development was created in 2008 to support the improvement of teaching and learning quality toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education, one of UNESCO’s priorities.
Awarded every two years, the Prize is generously supported by the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences (Hamdan Foundation).
Eligibility Requirements
The following organizations, active in the field of teaching and learning, are eligible to apply:
- International or national organizations and institutions
- Governmental or non-governmental organizations
- Educational or research institutions
Projects by individuals are not eligible and will not be considered.
In addition, candidate projects must be nominated to be eligible. Please refer to the sections “Who can nominate” and “How to nominate” for more information.
Nomination Procedure:
- Governments of UNESCO Member States via their National Commissions to UNESCO and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO are eligible to nominate candidate projects.
- Each nominating body (i.e. each National Commission and each NGO in official partnership with UNESCO) can nominate up to 5 candidate projects. Self-nominations are not accepted.
The Prize awards US$ 300,000 (divided equally between three winners), who each also receive a certificate. In addition, laureates may benefit from increased visibility, networking opportunities, and international recognition. Laureated projects have demonstrated outstanding achievements in improving teaching practices and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning, including potential for adaptation and mutual policy or programmatic learning.
Timeline:
- Award ceremony and announcement of the laureates of the Prize 2025-2026 Edition: 5 October 2026 on World Teachers’ Day
- Launch of the call for nominations and applications: July 2025
- Application submission deadline : 31 October 2025
- Selection meeting of the International Jury: February- March 2026
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development.
