Do you have a ready-to-execute project plan that is focused on saving children’s lives under-five? If yes, apply for the 2020 Children’s Prize for Individuals and Organizations.
The Children’s Prize is awarded to scientifically-minded individuals with a passion for global child health and a strong commitment to verify the impact of their work. Between 2013 and 2017, the Prize has awarded over $1,700,000.00 to such individuals and organizations across the globe.
Background
Child mortality is a core indicator for child health and well-being, in which child survival remains an urgent concern. It is unacceptable that about 15,000 children die every day- equivalent to about 10 deaths occurring every minute.
Majority of these deaths can be attributed to treatable causes, infectious diseases and neonatal complications being responsible for the vast majority of under-five deaths globally.
To ensure that more children under the age of five survive and thrive, we must harness knowledge from around the world and across a broad range of disciplines to find the most effective solutions.
The Challenge
Propose a ready-to-execute project plan that is focused on saving children’s lives under-five. Projects are evaluated on their:
- Ability to impact rates within a child mortality indicator (U5MR, IMR, NMR, etc.)
- Effectiveness
- Innovation and scalability of the intervention approach within global health
- Feasibility of the proposed lives-saved estimate
- Probability of success
- ease of verification
- Inclusion of a process impact assessment
Benefits
Winners will be awarded a cash prize of $150,000. However, the prize funds may only be used for charitable purposes, as specified in the contest goals.
Eligibility
- The Children’s Prize is available to anyone.
- Proposals will also be accepted from non-profits (charities), for profits (companies), government programs, academic institutions and;
- Individuals aged 18 years or older.
- Research and academic professionals can partner with a practitioner – someone directly conducting a life-saving intervention – to develop an application for the Prize.
Application Process
The contest process includes three major rounds and two review periods.
Round 1: Contest participation kicks off with submission of the brief entry form. After all Round 1 submissions have been reviewed, applicants will be notified of their eligibility to continue.
Round 2: Invitation Only. Those applicants selected from Round 1 will be asked to provide a more detailed application and required supporting material. Once the second round closes, there will be an additional review period to select finalists and applicants will be notified of the decision.
Round 3: Q&A and Judging. Finalists will undergo a Q&A by the prize administrators and judges, and a thorough review of all materials submitted by the expert panel. Once this final review is complete, the judges then vote and the Prize winner announcement is made.
All materials submitted for the application must be in English.
Applicants are encouraged to use or set up online accounts that may be very helpful to us in the judging of Prize entries. Some of these accounts could include (but are not limited to) YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, Twitter, FaceBook, G+, Blogs, Instagram, Pinterest, Slideshare, Tumblr, etc.
How to Apply
Application Deadline: June 28, 2020
