Your 2026 Yidan Prize nomination starts here

The Yidan Prize is the world’s highest education accolade. Each year, we award the Yidan Prize to individuals, or teams of up to three members, in two areas:

Yidan Prize for Education Research
Recognizing researchers whose work strengthens teaching and learning through a deeper understanding of learning sciences or effective education policy.

Yidan Prize for Education Development
Recognizing leaders who are advancing practice through innovative ideas and interventions that make quality education more accessible to all.

They’re designed for impact: laureates receive a project fund of HK$15 million over three years, helping them scale up their work, as well as a gold medal and a cash prize of HK$15 million (shared equally for teams).

Your nomination for the 2026 Yidan Prize must be submitted via this online platform on or before 3 March 2026, 12 noon HKT (GMT+8).

Nomination guide

Our nomination guide has everything you need to know about making a nomination.

Nomination form templates

You can refer to our templates to get a better sense of our nomination form and how our nomination process looks like. We only accept nominations through this online platform.

Education Research

Education Development