Ten Outstanding Young Persons Awards
JCI TOYP serves to formally recognize young people who excel in their chosen fields and create positive change. By recognizing these young people, JCI raises the status of socially responsible leaders in this world. The honorees motivate their peers to seek excellence and serve others. Their stories of discovery, determination and ingenuity inspire young people to be better leaders and create better societies.
Since 1983, JCI has honored over 300 individuals from 57 nations. Past recipients of national awards include such well-known personalities as John F. Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Elvis Presley, Jackie Chan, Wayne Gretzky and many more, all named before the age of 40 and before they had achieved national prominence. Honorees selected in past years have represented the heights of progress in numerous human endeavors. Many have gone on to even greater achievements. All have continued to serve humanity in a great variety of ways. Past JCI Barbados nominees include Ms. Toni Thorne (2014) and Mr. Gregory Skeete (2017), both of whom made it to the top 20 of the TOYP Awards.
Young men and women may be nominated in one of ten categories. The honorees will be selected by an international panel of distinguished judges. Up to ten honorees will be selected from all nominations received, regardless of category entered.
Since 1983, JCI has honored over 300 individuals from 57 nations. Past recipients of national awards include such well-known personalities as John F. Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Elvis Presley, Jackie Chan, Wayne Gretzky and many more, all named before the age of 40 and before they had achieved national prominence. Honorees selected in past years have represented the heights of progress in numerous human endeavors. Many have gone on to even greater achievements. All have continued to serve humanity in a great variety of ways. Past JCI Barbados nominees include Ms. Toni Thorne (2014) and Mr. Gregory Skeete (2017), both of whom made it to the top 20 of the TOYP Awards.
Young men and women may be nominated in one of ten categories. The honorees will be selected by an international panel of distinguished judges. Up to ten honorees will be selected from all nominations received, regardless of category entered.
Nominations Form
JCI TOYP Criteria is available here and the nomination forms are completed online by a local organisation of JCI.
Any individual or organization in Barbados can nominate any young Barbadian who is aged between 18 - 40 years old with outstanding achievement or contribution in one of the following categories:
Categories
Each nominee must be entered in one of the ten categories below.
Each nominee must be entered in one — only one — of the ten categories above.
Some former international nominees of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Program are listed here for your perusal.
The nomination deadline to submit nominations to JCI Barbados is March 31st.
Please note:
Any individual or organization in Barbados can nominate any young Barbadian who is aged between 18 - 40 years old with outstanding achievement or contribution in one of the following categories:
Categories
Each nominee must be entered in one of the ten categories below.
- Academic Leadership and/or Accomplishment
- Business, Economic and/or Entrepreneurial Accomplishments
- Contribution to Children, World Peace and/or Human Rights
- Cultural Achievement
- Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership
- Medical Innovation
- Moral and/or Environmental Leadership
- Personal Improvement and/or Accomplishment
- Political, Legal and/or Governmental Affairs
- Scientific and/or Technological Development
Each nominee must be entered in one — only one — of the ten categories above.
Some former international nominees of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Program are listed here for your perusal.
The nomination deadline to submit nominations to JCI Barbados is March 31st.
Please note:
- When a nomination form is submitted, the nominee agrees that they will attend the JCI World Congress and participate in all programming related to TOYP prior to and after Congress, if selected for the award.
- Nominees must be able to promote the values of JCI and support the JCI brand at least for the year after winning the award.
- Nominees should be prepared to help promote the JCI movement by becoming ambassadors for the JCI brand and related campaigns in promotion to their networks, communities and own organizations.
Judging
The Judges of the JCI TOYP typically include business and community leaders, university professors, and members of the JCI Board of Directors.
The judging is done in two phases. The first phase is a screening process where all eligible nominations that JCI Headquarters receives are submitted to a panel of distinguished judges. Their entries are narrowed down based on the criterion set forth by JCI then submitted to a second judging panel, which select 10 honorees. The selection process is rigorous and intense as all nominees are outstanding young people.
The judges evaluate the finalists and rank them, indicating their first, second and third preferences based on three general criteria:
Based on the preferences of the judges, a list of 10 JCI TOYP Honorees is established and published.
The judging is done in two phases. The first phase is a screening process where all eligible nominations that JCI Headquarters receives are submitted to a panel of distinguished judges. Their entries are narrowed down based on the criterion set forth by JCI then submitted to a second judging panel, which select 10 honorees. The selection process is rigorous and intense as all nominees are outstanding young people.
The judges evaluate the finalists and rank them, indicating their first, second and third preferences based on three general criteria:
- How well the nominee exemplifies the principles articulated in the JCI Creed.
- How the nominee’s achievements may have benefited his or her community, nation or the world.
- How the nominee’s achievements or leadership may have inspired others.
Based on the preferences of the judges, a list of 10 JCI TOYP Honorees is established and published.
JCI TOYP Awards Ceremony
JCI will honor the 2023 JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World at a special ceremony during the 2023 JCI World Congress in Zurich, Switzerland. The JCI TOYP Ceremony will highlight each winner’s career in narrative form and provide a stage from which the honorees can challenge and inspire young people from around the world. For each honoree, there will be a video presentation profiling his/her accomplishments, followed by the trophy presentation, and an acceptance speech.
JCI will provide the Honorees:
1. Complimentary World Congress registrations
2. Accommodation at the Headquarters Hotel
3. Round-trip ticket to the World Congress for the TOYP Honoree
JCI will provide the Honorees:
1. Complimentary World Congress registrations
2. Accommodation at the Headquarters Hotel
3. Round-trip ticket to the World Congress for the TOYP Honoree
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