The Louis Anderson and Vicent Martinez World Citizenship Award is a $1500 cash award for youths 13 to 25 years of age working with people of diverse socio-economic, religious, ethnic, or national backgrounds to build bridges of friendship and advance the consciousness of our common humanity. Only teams of three or more are eligible to apply. Individual applications will not be accepted.
As part of your application process, we ask you to watch the interviews on our “World Citizenship Series”, select one of them, and then write a 600-750 word essay comparing and contrasting your response to those of the interviewee in regards to the questions below (one essay per team):
1. What is the source of your hope and courage to express solidarity to everyone, even in the face of criticism or apathy?
2. How can the youth remain hopeful and practice in their daily lives the courage to extend solidarity to every human being?
3. How can educators help youth develop a sense of belonging to one human family?
4. How does your project reflect your response to questions 1 to 3 above?
The submission deadline is April 15, 2025.
Applicants will be informed by the beginning of May 2025 if they are selected for an interview. For questions, please email director@sjcinitiative.org