Eligibility

1. All current DofE participants or recent Award holders (those who achieved an Award between September 2022 and August 2023) and who are resident in the UK can be nominated for the following categories:

• Community Impact: Change Maker of the Year
• Digital and Creative: Innovator of the Year
• Environmental Champion: Planet Protector of the Year
• Resilience: Boundary Breaker of the Year
• Teamwork: All-stars of the Year
• Leadership: Trailblazer of the Year

2. Any adult over 18 years of age, who supports the delivery of DofE programmes for young people and is a resident of the UK can be nominated for the category “Inspirational Adult: Life Changer of the Year”.

3. Any adult over 18 years of age, who has supported the delivery of DofE programmes for young people for a minimum of 10 years and is a resident of the UK can be nominated for the category “Exceptional Service: Torchbearer of the Year”.

Nomination Process

4. All nominations must be received by completing the online nomination form no later than 11:59pm on Sunday 17 September 2023. Any nominations received after this time will not be considered.

5. Nominations received in any manner other than via the online nomination form will not be considered.

6. A nominee can be put forward in more than one category. However, a nominee will only be selected in a maximum of one category.

7. A nominee can only be put forward once per category by a single nominator. If multiple nominations for the same nominee in the same category are received from the same nominator, the first submission will be reviewed, and all subsequent submissions will be disregarded.

8. DofE staff and trustees and their partners/spouses can’t make nominations or provide supporting evidence.

9. Nominators can put forward more than one nominee; a separate online nomination form must be submitted for each nominee, unless they are nominating a team for the Teamwork: All-stars of the Year category.

Selection Process

10. Following the closing date (Sunday 17 September) a panel made up of a minimum of three people will review the nominations. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’s decision is final and binding in all matters and no correspondence shall be entered into.

11. All nominations will be anonymised when they are shared with the judging panel.

12. All nominees, and their nominators, will be notified by 31 October 2023 by email if their nominee has been selected.

13. Selected nominees must confirm in writing within two weeks of being notified that they are happy to be recognised as part of This is Youth 2023 and for their name and story to be used by the DofE. If the recipient cannot be contacted within 14 days of being notified or if they do not wish for their name and story to be shared, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award reserves the right to select a substitute recipient.

14. If The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award discovers that any information included in the nomination is untrue, or if anyone’s behaviour is not considered to be in line with the values of the DofE, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award reserves the right to select a substitute recipient.

Personal Information

15. All nominators are required to have gained consent to share the personal details, contact information and stories of the nominees they put forward.

16. Where nominees are under the age of 18, nominators are also required to have gained consent to share the personal details, contact information and story of the nominee from the nominee’s parent/guardian.

17. The personal data of the nominees will be used by The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for the purpose of assessing the nomination and contacting those who are selected. It will not be used for any further purpose without separate consent being sought. This includes the names and submission details for all nominees.

18. The contact email address of the nominator will be used for the purposes of contacting the nominator with any queries regarding the nomination, and to let them know if the nominee has been selected.

19. The information submitted as part of the nomination process will be held in a password protected environment with restricted access. The personal data in this form will be retained for 1 year after the delivery of This is Youth to assist with responding to queries.

20. For more information, please see our privacy statement: Privacy Statement – The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (dofe.org)

21. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award reserves the right to vary these terms and conditions, including the number of recipients, and may choose to cancel This is Youth 2023 at any time.