UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development 2024

The UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development was created in 2008 to support the improvement of teaching and learning quality in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education, which is one of UNESCO’s priorities.

Awarded every two years, the Prize is generously supported by the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance (Hamdan Foundation).

The Hamdan Foundation was established in 1998 by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance of the United Arab Emirates. The Foundation targets educational excellence and the sponsorship of giftedness and innovation, to improve educational performance at all levels and sectors, honouring all groups and relevant authorities in the education sector and institutions, as well as the individuals who provide outstanding achievements and creations.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• UNESCO-Hamdan Prize
• Aim and Benefits of UNESCO-Hamdan Prize
• Requirements for UNESCO-Hamdan Prize Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for UNESCO-Hamdan Prize
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. Political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding. Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity. I... continue reading

UNESCO-Hamdan Prize

Application Deadline	31 Jan 2024
Type	Contest
Sponsor	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of UNESCO-Hamdan Prize

The Prize amounts to US $300,000, which is equally divided between three winners whose projects aim at improving worldwide the performance and effectiveness of teachers worldwide.

Requirements for UNESCO-Hamdan Prize Qualification

The project submitted by candidates shall have made a significant contribution to enhancing teaching and learning, in line with UNESCO’s principles and objectives in this field:

• By demonstrating innovation aimed at promoting the quality and effectiveness of teaching;
• By producing teaching materials or other special aids designed for the development of innovative teaching and learning;
• By mobilizing initiatives and/or means likely to contribute to enhancing the quality and effectiveness of teaching;
• By strengthening coordination and research that inform and enhance teacher quality and effectiveness. 

In addition to the conditions described above, the project must: 

• Have been implemented for at least three years, so its results can be evaluated and its effectiveness verified;
• Represent an outstanding contribution to the fundamental objectives of UNESCO and the UN in the field of quality education for sustainable development;
• Be such that it can be reproduced elsewhere and is likely to foster similar initiatives;
• Have shown itself to be effective in mobilizing new intellectual and material resources.

Interview date, Process and Venue for UNESCO-Hamdan Prize

Standard timeline

• Launch of the call for nominations and applications: June 2023 
• Submission of applications online: 31 January 2024
• Meeting of the International Jury: May-June  2024
• Award ceremony and announcement of the laureates: October 2024, World Teachers’ Day

Application Deadline

January 31, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on forms.office.com to apply

Candidates must register online to request an account. In doing so, candidates must comply with the eligibility requirements.

• After registration is completed, only eligible candidates receive an invitation link via email to access and complete the online application form;
• Candidates upload the nomination letter in the online platform;
• Candidates receive an email notification once they submit their application. Their respective nominating body also receives an automatic notification announcing the submission of the application;
• The application is received by the Prize Secretariat and the process is complete.

In exceptional cases, where candidates do not have access to the Internet, nominating bodies can request access to the online platform to submit the candidate nomination and application. In order to do this, the National Commission to UNESCO or the NGO in official partnership with UNESCO may contact the Prize Secretariat.

Please consult the User’s guide for candidates if you need further guidance for the online application process.

For any question regarding the processes of nomination and application to the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development, please contact the Prize Secretariat at UNESCO’s Section for Teacher Development: Tel: +33 (0) 1 45 68 05 46; E-mail: [email protected].

For more details, visit UNESCO website.