In memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Diana Award recognises outstanding young people from across the globe working to create and sustain positive social change.
The Diana Award believes that young people have the power to change the world, and we are passionate about finding and celebrating the thousands of young people across the globe who are already doing this.
This is the longest running award exclusively for young people through a retrospective nomination process only. We believe this is special.
Browse through the archives of our Diana Award Recipients and be inspired by their stories.
ROLL OF HONOUROnce a young person has received the Diana Award, they are enrolled into the Diana Award Development Programme; a year-long Development Programme that enables peer-to-peer connection for Diana Award Recipients.
This programme helps to empower our recipients to take the next step in their social action journey by gaining access to opportunities and training, as well as the opportunity to network with fellow recipients and Diana Award alumni.
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This year, we welcomed 84 volunteer judges to assess nominations for the Diana Award. To keep the award fair and transparent, the external panel members are tasked with the tough decision to read, score and agree on who will receive a Diana Award.
Meet The JudgesBe inspired by our past and current Diana Award Recipients across the globe who are campaigning, volunteering, and fundraising their way to a better world.
Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Diana Award recognises young people aged 9-25 who have been leading positive change in the world for at least a year. That can include volunteering their time, their skills, campaigning for social change, or developing innovative solutions to social problems.
Young people do not work towards the Diana Award, they are nominated by someone in their community who has seen the impact of their work. This means they do not work towards the Diana Award; they work because they are motivated to lead positive change regardless of formal awards or recognition.
Diana Award Recipients are invited to a virtual Diana Award Ceremony, receive a Diana Award certificate, and are given access to a year of events to network, practice skills and connect with opportunities to further their ambitions.
Nominators must be over the age of 18 and know the nominee in a professional capacity. An individual cannot nominate themselves, a friend or a family member for a Diana Award.
As one of our core programmes, the Award and Development Programme gives recognition to young social activists from around the world, whilst also providing support to help them manage the challenges they face in their social action work. We work with young people by unlocking their potential, creating opportunities for their growth, and inspiring action from them to lead the change they want to see.
We award up to 200 Diana Award recipients every year, who are celebrated at a Virtual Diana Award Ceremony, and receive a year of support from The Diana Award team as part of the Diana Award Development Programme. By making a nomination you could be enabling us to spotlight the social action work of a young person and supporting us in our mission to inspire and mobilise future generations of young people changing the world for the better.
Nominating is simple, please head to the Diana Award Nomination Centre to complete the online nomination form. Please note that we do not accept posted or email nominations.
If your nomination is successful and the nominee is to receive a Diana Award, you (the nominator) will receive an official notice via email.
All Diana Award recipients and their nominators will be invited to celebrate at the Virtual Diana Award Ceremony. Each recipient will be mailed a personalised Diana Award certificate and will be enrolled onto the Diana Award Development Programme, which aims to support recipients to further their social impact, alongside personal and professional development.
Yes – in many cases it will help you to supply the most accurate information. Successful nominees will be under a strict embargo until the release of the Roll of Honour – this is to ensure the prestige of receiving a Diana Award remains intact.
Please note that we will only communicate with you (the nominator) regarding the status of the nomination and never the nominee themselves. We will only contact successful nominees after contacting you (the nominator) in the first instance.
We receive a high volume of nominations from all over the world. Each nomination reflects an impressive example of youth social action and almost all the nominations contain information demonstrating how a young person is inspiring and mobilising new generations to serve their communities and create long lasting change.
Unfortunately, we are unable to recognise every young person with a Diana Award. You are welcome to nominate the individual again when nominations reopen at a later date.
The Diana Award team will carry out an initial assessment of the nomination to ensure it is eligible to be passed onto the Diana Award Judging Panel for official assessment. Once assessment has taken place, successful nominations will go through additional due diligence checks. Nominators will be notified of the outcome of their nomination via email. See this years judges on the Meet the Judges page
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