2022 YouthLead Turning Point Contest for Young Changemakers: The YouthLead Calls for
Applications from Young Changemakers for its
2022 YouthLead Turning Point Contest. Deadline: 6th
March, 2022, See Eligibility,
Benefits, Prizes, Requirements, Judging Criteria, Application Guidelines and
Procedures.
Participate and showcase your work globally! As a young changemaker,
this YouthLead contest provides you with a unique platform to share your
personal experience and creative voice. And, you could win a cash
prize!
They invite written submissions, in the form of a personal essay or
poem, that tell a powerful story about one important turning point you
have experienced as a young changemaker. A turning point can be a moment
in your life when you felt inspired, motivated, empowered, or enabled
by a person, a place, or an event to begin working for change in your
community. Community can be defined as a group of people you share
common attitudes, interests, and goals with at the local, district,
national, or global level, or in another way that makes sense to each
author.
Eligibility.
The competition is open to all members of the public who are:
- Citizens of low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) as listed here;
- Aged 18-35 and
- Members
of YouthLead with a member profile that is at least 80% complete.
Becoming a member of YouthLead is easy and free. All Entrants must be
successfully registered on YouthLead. As registration may take several
days to process, all YouthLead.org registration requests must be
submitted at least 4 business days prior to the end of the Entry Period
to ensure timely approval for entering the contest.
Prizes.
Each
language category will be judged separately. First and second place
prizes will be awarded to the top two winners in each language category
(English, Spanish and French). Third through sixth place in each
language category will receive honorable mentions. All awardees will be
featured on the YouthLead.org platform.
- Poems
- 1st Place Winner – a one-time monetary prize of $200 and poem featured on YouthLead.org.
- 2nd Place Winner – a one-time monetary prize $100, and poem featured on YouthLead.org.
- 3rd – 6th Place Honorable Mentions – poem featured on YouthLead.org..
- Personal Essay
- 1st Place Winner – a one-time monetary prize of $200 and personal essay featured on YouthLead.org.
- 2nd Place Winner – a one-time monetary prize $100, and personal essay featured on YouthLead.org.
- 3rd – 6th Place Honorable Mentions – personal essay featured on YouthLead.org.
Judging Criteria.
The Selection Committee will evaluate the personal essays and poems based on the following criteria:
- Voice & Power
- Experience & Engagement
- Inspiration
- Impact
How to Submit Entries.
All
applicants must be registered on YouthLead.org before you can submit
your contest application. YouthLead.org registration requests must be
submitted at least 4 business days prior to the end of the Entry Period
to ensure timely approval for entering the contest.
Create your profile
in English here or in Spanish here. All other users may use either link to create a profile.
Deadline
6th March, 2022.
