Global Student Prize launched to reward special skills, global impact

NEW DELHI: A new USD 50,000 Global Student Prize that offers a new platform to highlight the efforts of extraordinary students making an impact on learning and society at large has been launched by the research arm of education firm Chegg and UK-based Varkey Foundation.

As the sister prize of the annual USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize, the new Chegg.Org student award will be open to students worldwide who are at least 16 years old and enrolled in an academic institution or training and skills programme. Part-time students as well as students enrolled in online courses will also be eligible.

"Students throughout the world during the pandemic have shown great strength, focus and determination to keep learning and keep fighting for their future. They deserve huge praise and recognition for never giving up," said Lila Thomas, Head of Chegg.org, after the launch of the prize on Tuesday.

Together, the creators of the Global Teacher Prize and the Global Student Prize say they aim to shine a spotlight on the great work teachers do in preparing young people for the future and the amazing promise the brightest students are showing in their learning. "Heroic fellow Indian teachers have gone above and beyond, especially during the pandemic, to keep young people learning,” said Ranjit Disale, winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020, as he called on Indian teachers and students to apply for the 2021 cohort of awards.

Teachers applying for the Global Teacher Prize will be assessed on teaching practices, how they innovate to address local challenges, achieve demonstrable learning outcomes, impact the community beyond the classroom, help children become global citizens, improve the teaching profession and gain recognition from external bodies. Students applying for the Global Student Prize will be assessed on their academic achievement, impact on their peers, how they make a difference in their community and beyond, how they overcome the odds to achieve, how they demonstrate creativity and innovation, and how they operate as global citizens.

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