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National Youth Awards Nominations Close on Thu. 17th August, 2023

The Honourable Foster Cummings, Minister of Youth Development and National Service raises the trophy with Youth of the Year (10 – 17 years old) Alyssa Joseph at the National Youth Award Ceremony 2022.

The National Youth Awards, an initiative of the Ministry of Youth Development and National Service, celebrates youth in our country for their dedication towards activism, academia, and innovation in business, agriculture, sport and other social issues. Nominations for the National Youth Awards will close on Thursday 17th August, 2023.

Members of the public are encouraged to nominate individuals or groups who have positively impacted their community or the wider Trinidad and Tobago. Nominations for the National Youth Awards was opened on Wednesday 19th July, 2023, revealing 27 award categories this year. Nomination forms must be submitted online via www.mydns.gov.tt. Nominators are encouraged to contact the National Youth Awards hotline at 612-9367 if they need assistance to complete the nomination forms.

Nominees must be citizens of Trinidad and Tobago and must be between the ages of 10 and 35 years (with the exception of Youth Mentor Award and Corporate Award nominees). Persons who have won a National Youth Award within the last five (5) years (2018-2022) are not eligible for nomination.

AWARD CATEGORIES

Individual Awards (10 to 17 years AND 17 to 35 years)

  1. Agriculture
  2. Arts and Culture
  3. Youthful Resilience
  4. Entrepreneurship
  5. Leadership and Advocacy
  6. Learning and Academia
  7. Social Media Influencer
  8. Sport

Individual Open Awards (10 years to 35 years)

  1. Health and Wellness
  2. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
  3. Technical Vocational Skills
  4. Youth Service and Humanitarianism

Group Awards (10 years to 35 years)

  1. Arts and Culture
  2. Environmental, Sustainability and Preservation
  3. Outstanding Youth Organization
  4. Model Youth Development Programme
  5. Youth Service and Humanitarianism

Special Awards

  1. Youth Mentor and Advocate – Over 35 years
  2. Champion of Youth Causes – Corporate

The Ministry of Youth Development and National Service remains committed to bringing all stakeholders together to promote youth development and encouraging civic-minded citizens to contribute to National Service across Trinidad and Tobago.