Rotary Young Citizen

Rotary Young Citizen Awards

These awards recognise young people under the age of 25 who have demonstrated positive citizenship, personal achievements, assumed important responsibilities, undertaken community activities or otherwise stood out as exceptional.  There are no set categories for these awards and in the past young people have been recognised who have been  champions in their school or local community, young carers, fundraisers, volunteers, or young people who have shown courage in some way.

In addition to the Rotary Young Citizen Awards, there are three specific awards, as set out below, all also for young individuals or groups under the age of 25.

Award categories

Rotary Young Citizen Award

As well as the Rotary Young Citizen Award, there are three special categories of award open for nomination.

Rotary Young Citizen Peacemaker Award

This award reflects on Rotary’s Area of Focus of Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution. It recognises young people, aged under 25, who have made a significant contribution by building peace and understanding, whether in their school, local community, by for example helping tackle anti-social behaviour and youth crime, perhaps as peer mentors, or with a peace project internationally. Again, nominations can be for an individual or group.

Rotary Young Citizen Sporting Hero Award

The Rotary Young Citizen Sporting Hero Award enables you to recognise and highlight the achievements and contribution, as a positive role model to others, of a sports participant or a group or an individual or group who is enabling others to participate in sport. This gives the chance to nominate someone or a group who has achieved exceptional things in the world of sport, be it able-bodied or disability sport, for example wheelchair sport. The criteria for this award are:

• Aged 25 years of age or under.
• Open to an individual or group.
• Must have made a positive social impact on a community through action, and be a positive role model for others.
• Must be able to demonstrate the importance of sport in transforming their life and/or the lives of others.
• Sports participant(s) nominated must have shown a determination, dedication and commitment in their chosen sport(s).

Rotary Young Citizen Environmentalist Award

The Rotary Young Citizen Environmentalist Award reflects Rotary’s focus on the Environment. It recognises young people, aged under 25, an individual or group, who are passionate about the environment and are taking action to protect the planet.

Further details for the RotaryGBI website or please contact Mary Bradley using the form below.