The Yidan Prize

(Updated 31 Oct 2022) The Yidan Prize is a competition with a mission to create a better world through education. It consists of two awards: Yidan Prize for Education Research and Yidan Prize for Education Development. Through a series of initiatives, the prize serves to establish a platform that allows the global community to engage in conversation around education and to play a role in education philanthropy.

APPLICATION WINDOW

CLOSED

DEADLINE

31 Mar 2023

PRIZES

The Yidan Prize Laureates will receive a gold medal and a sum of HK$30 million broken down as follows:
a cash prize of HK$15 million (shared equally for teams) and
a project fund of HK$15 million (over three years).
Laureates will also join the Council of Luminaries, using their collective voice and wisdom to shape tomorrow’s education.

OTHER KEY DATES

September 2023: Announcement of Yidan Prize Laureates
December 2023: Yidan Prize Awards Presentation Ceremony

HOST COUNTRY

United States

Note that while some organisers may accept applications from all around the world, you may still be required to travel to the host country in order to take part in the later stages of a competition for instance, or you may be required to live there for a period of time to take part in a funded programme (e.g. scholarship, incubator, accelerator).

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Credit: The Yidan Prize

Date Added: 18 Jan 2017