Prize Information

• Amount: US $1 million.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Global Teacher Prize is open to currently working teachers who teach children that are in compulsory schooling, or are between the ages of five and eighteen.
• Teachers who teach children age 4+ in an Early Years government-recognised curriculum are also eligible, as are teachers who teach on a part-time basis, and teachers of online courses.
• Teachers must spend at least 10 hours per week teaching children face-to-face, and plan to remain in the teaching profession for the next 5 years.
• The Prize is open to teachers in every kind of school and, subject to local laws, in every country in the world.

Application Requirements

• A maximum of 10 files in total can be uploaded with your entry. These can be text, image, audio or video files.
• Text and image/photo files: each file can be a maximum of 2 pages. Please do no include links on the documents as they will not be considered.
• You can upload JPEG or PDF files (they also accept other formats). Maximum file size is 5MB per piece.
• Video and audio files may be hosted on a video site such as YouTube and should be no longer than 2 minutes recording time.
• Provide website URLs to the publicly accessible campaign or active URL of a landing page. Please ensure any applicable usernames and passwords are provided and active.
• Please refrain from uploading any additional answers to the questions, as they will not be reviewed or considered by the judges.

For more information, visit Global Teacher Prize.