Before you begin your application, we strongly encourage you to visit the Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards website to learn more about the programme, categories, and review the eligibility criteria.
⚠️ Important: This form is for initiatives or organizations applying to the Creativity or Resilience categories (descriptions below). If you are (self-)nominating an individual, please use the Changemaker form instead.
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Creativity Award
The Creativity Award honours initiatives that inspire hope and action through visual expression, art, innovation and more.
Successful initiatives demonstrate how creativity drives measurable impact by inspiring action, shifting behaviours or public perceptions, and/or influencing policy.
Inspiring examples:
Smartel (2025 Winner), an innovative social enterprise that is transforming agriculture with climate-smart solutions in Nigeria and beyond.
A White Dress Doesn’t Cover the Rape (2019 Winner), a courageous grassroots initiative for policy change on gender-based violence in Lebanon.
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Resilience Award
The Resilience Award honours initiatives building resilience in the face of conflicts, inequalities, or climate change.
Successful initiatives demonstrate adaptability, perseverance, and tangible results in overcoming environmental, economic, political, or social challenges to build more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable societies.
Inspiring examples:
Gjenge Makers (2024 Winner), a transformative social enterprise that turns waste into sustainable building materials and creates green jobs in Kenya.
Women for Peace and Democracy Nepal (2025 Finalist), a pioneering organization that empowers women to lead peace-building and economic recovery.
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Preparing Your Application
To apply with an initiative to the Creativity or Resilience category, please register and complete all sections of the application form.
You can save your application and return to edit it at any time before submission. Once submitted, you will no longer be able to view or modify your application.
Submission Deadline:
THE SUBMISSION PORTAL CLOSES ON SUNDAY, 17 MAY 23:59 EDT
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The Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards programme is powered by the UN SDG Action Campaign, a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, hosted by UNDP. It is made possible in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards | 2026 Creativity & Resilience Application Form
Before you begin your application, we strongly encourage you to visit the Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards website to learn more about the programme, categories, and review the eligibility criteria.
⚠️ Important: This form is for initiatives or organizations applying to the Creativity or Resilience categories (descriptions below). If you are (self-)nominating an individual, please use the Changemaker form instead.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Creativity Award
The Creativity Award honours initiatives that inspire hope and action through visual expression, art, innovation and more.
Successful initiatives demonstrate how creativity drives measurable impact by inspiring action, shifting behaviours or public perceptions, and/or influencing policy.
Inspiring examples:
Smartel (2025 Winner), an innovative social enterprise that is transforming agriculture with climate-smart solutions in Nigeria and beyond.
A White Dress Doesn’t Cover the Rape (2019 Winner), a courageous grassroots initiative for policy change on gender-based violence in Lebanon.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Resilience Award
The Resilience Award honours initiatives building resilience in the face of conflicts, inequalities, or climate change.
Successful initiatives demonstrate adaptability, perseverance, and tangible results in overcoming environmental, economic, political, or social challenges to build more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable societies.
Inspiring examples:
Gjenge Makers (2024 Winner), a transformative social enterprise that turns waste into sustainable building materials and creates green jobs in Kenya.
Women for Peace and Democracy Nepal (2025 Finalist), a pioneering organization that empowers women to lead peace-building and economic recovery.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Preparing Your Application
To apply with an initiative to the Creativity or Resilience category, please register and complete all sections of the application form.
You can save your application and return to edit it at any time before submission. Once submitted, you will no longer be able to view or modify your application.
Submission Deadline:
THE SUBMISSION PORTAL CLOSES ON SUNDAY, 17 MAY 23:59 EDT
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards programme is powered by the UN SDG Action Campaign, a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, hosted by UNDP. It is made possible in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).