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The Yidan Prize awards individuals who make significant contributions to education research and development. With the ultimate aim of creating a better world through education, the prize offers HK$60 million in annual awards. Divided into two categories, the prize recognizes outstanding research and innovative ideas that address pressing challenges in education. Each laureate receives a gold medal and HK$30 million in awards. Established with an endowment of HK$2.5 billion, the Yidan Prize is managed by the Yidan Prize Foundation and governed by an independent trust committed to transparency and sustainability.
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Overview • The Yidan Prize reaches out to the world to give recognition to individuals whose work makes profound contributions to education research and development, with the ultimate aim of creating a better world through education.
Overview • Yidan Prize, which gives out HK$60 million (around US$7.75 million) worth of awards annually, is divided into two categories: • Yidan Prize for Education Research recognizes outstanding research that amounts to significant contributions to education • Yidan Prize for Education Development recognizes innovative ideas that tackle pressing challenges in the field of education.
Overview Each Yidan Prize Laureate will receive a gold medal and HK$30 million (US$3.9 million) worth of awards, which include a cash prize of HK$15 million (US$1.9 million) and a project fund of HK$15 million.
Structure With an endowment of HK$2.5 billion (US$320 million), Yidan Prize is managed by Yidan Prize Foundation and governed by an independent trust committed to transparency and sustainability of the prize.
Structure The Prize is also governed by a board of directors, an international judging committee and a global advisory board formed by a respected team of independent and authoritative experts.
Structure Secretariat Charitable Trust Board of Directors Global Advisory Board Judging Committee Screen the nominations & select the awardees Set the judging criteria & judging process
Nomination • Qualified nominators • Organizations • Government bodies, • non-government organizations, • professional associations • Individual thought leaders • Self-nominations • will be accepted in exceptional cases, with at least three referrals
Nomination • (2) Eligible nominees • Nominees could be either an individual or a working team of up to three people - teachers, researchers, academics, policymakers, and advocates, among others • Posthumous nominations would not be accepted • Directors, Judging Committee Members and Global Advisory Board Members are ineligible to nominate or be nominated • Nominees who are not awarded can be nominated again in future
Nomination • (3) Nomination Process • A valid nomination shall include all required information and documents • Nominations must be submitted to the Secretariat by the said deadline through the online nomination system • Detail process can refer to the factsheet “Nomination Process”
Judging Criteria Be Innovative Be Future-oriented Be Sustainable Be Transformative
Timeline June 2017 to March 2018 Nominations for 2018 Yidan Prize open Judging process takes place April to August 2018 Announcement of Laureates to be made by the Chairman of Judging Committee September 2018 December 2018 Yidan Prize Award Presentation Ceremony and the Yidan Prize Summit to be held in Hong Kong
Yidan Prize Foundation www.yidanprize.org Yidan Prize Nomination nomination.yidanprize.org Link to Website @Yidan Prize Yidan Prize
Contact Mabel Woo Program Director Yidan Prize Foundation Email: mabel@yidanprize.org Brian Li Program Manager Yidan Prize Foundation Email: li.brian@yidanprize.org
