Innovation Awards Application

Welcome! You received this link because you completed and passed the Eligibility Check form. If you have not completed the Eligibility Form, please do so at this link. Only organisations and innovations that have passed the eligibility check will be considered.

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About the Awards

Please visit our webpage to find out more about the Education Innovation Awards.

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Submitting the form

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When the shortlisting of applicants is complete, you will receive an email from us. If you are shortlisted, you will then be invited to complete a final form that includes full due diligence information.

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Thank you for your interest, and good luck with your application!

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Award Application Number

Please take a note of this number

Section 1 About You

What is the full, legal name of your organisation as shown on your governing document?

Please enter your organisation’s registration number

What is your organisation’s registered address?

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City/Town

State/County

Country

Post/Zip code

Organisation Website

Does your organisation use a different name in your day-to-day work?

Yes

No

If 'Yes', what other name do you use?

When was the organisation set up?

If you are unsure of the exact date, please select 1 January in the correct year

Are you a branch of a larger organisation?

Yes

No

If 'Yes' what is the name and address of the larger organisation?

How many people are on your governing body or management committee?

Please enter a whole number. The form will not accept text in this field

We prioritise applications from Community Led Organisations. Which of the following criteria, if any, does your organisation meet?

	Yes	No
My organisation is registered in the country of activity
My organisation is staffed mainly by people who are citizens of, or living in, the country of activity
My organisation is governed by a Board made up of members who are citizens of, or living in, the country of activity

Are any of your personnel a current or former Theirworld Global Youth Ambassador?

Yes

No

If 'Yes' please give the name(s) below

Have you previously applied to the Theirworld Education Innovation Awards?

Yes

No

Organisation Facebook link

Organisation X (Twitter) link

Organisation LinkedIn link

Organisation Instagram link

Please provide an overview of your organisation, including the following:

Overall goal, aims, objectives

The main activities you undertake to reach these objectives

A summary of how you measure progress towards these objectives.

(up to 500 characters)

Please outline your organisation’s governance structure – for example, whether you have a Board of Trustees or Directors, etc. (Up to 100 characters.)

Main Contact Details

Contact ID (Hidden)

Title

Position in Organisation

Forename

Surname

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Country

Postal/ Zip Code

Telephone Number

Email Address

Section 2: Privacy, Communications, Consent & Licensing Declarations

Please confirm your agreement to the following statements.

I agree to my information being used in accordance with Theirworld's privacy policy for the administration of this awards process.

Yes

Our organisation will work with Theirworld to provide regular content (e.g. stories, photos and video) of project activities to share with Theirworld’s audiences.

Yes

Our organisation will obtain media consent forms, signed by the parents, on behalf of beneficiaries featured in communications materials.

Yes

We assign to Theirworld a perpetual, non-exclusive worldwide licence to use media and written material featuring the project beneficiaries for the promotion of the project, and grant the right to third parties to use this material

Yes

Section 3: About your innovation

Please describe your innovation in 200 characters or less.

This is the first sentence the evaluators will read about your innovation, so ensure you include the key information you want them to know, in a very brief summary.
Here are two examples from previous successful applicants:

"The Disability Detect App is a digital screening tool designed to help teachers identify signs of disability, communication disorders or special educational needs in children aged 3-8."

"Teatro Ciego Escuelas uses immersive, non-visual theatre to improve emotional and cognitive learning in children aged 4-17, inspiring empathy, inclusion, and creativity through sensory experiences."

What is the problem your innovation seeks to address, and how many people experience the problem? Please cite any evidence you have regarding the problem (e.g. evaluations, research reports, etc). (Max. 1,000 characters.)

Describe your innovation, i.e. the solution you have developed for this problem, and how it works. (Max. 1,000 characters.)

Which Theirworld strategic pillar does your project align with? ( Best start in life, Safe place to Learn, Skills for the future. )

Best Start in Life / Early child development Safe Place to Learn / Education in emergencies Skills for the Future / Youth skills development

What makes your innovation innovative? Tell us what specifically is new or different about your solution? Please imagine you’re explaining this to someone who is not familiar with your country / context and with the education sector. * (Up to 300 characters.)

Please score your innovation against the following statements.

Note: We are not looking for specific ‘right’ answers here. These statements are intended to help us understand your innovation better, so please be as honest as possible.

[Each of these questions has a 1-4 scale – 1- strongly disagree, 2 -disagree, 3 -agree, 4 -strongly agree. There is no ‘medium’.]

	1	2	3	4
We are applying an existing, proven solution to a new context
We are mixing new elements with existing, proven solution(s)
We are implementing a completely new idea never tried before in any context
Our innovation makes a small but significant improvement to an existing process
Our innovation represents a radical change in systems or practices
Our innovation is designed for a specific local context
Our innovation is easily scalable across regions or globally
Our innovation generates its own revenue stream other than grants and donations

We would like to understand what countries your innovation works in currently, and where you plan to scale up to. Please list the top five countries where you currently work, and/or want to work in the future. If your plans encompass more than five countries, please use the box below to share more information.

Which country/countries is your innovation currently delivered in?

Country name

In five years’ time, which country/countries do you plan to be delivering your innovation in?

Country name

How many people has your innovation directly reached to date?

Learners

Please enter a whole number. The form will not accept text in this field.

Teachers

Please enter a whole number. The form will not accept text in this field.

Caregivers

Please enter a whole number. The form will not accept text in this field.

Others

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Other, please specify who below.

Please explain the evidence you have collected and how it shows your innovation's impact. (Up to 800 characters.)

Section 4: Innovation Scaling Questions

Scale Vision: What is your scale vision for ten years’ time? (Max. 300 characters.) Please use the following format:

Scale Goal: What are you aiming to achieve in the next three years? (Max. 300 characters.) Please use the following format:

Scale Gaps: What are the three main areas of your innovation or work, that you want to strengthen through this programme? (Max. 800 characters.)

Key Assumptions: What assumptions do you want to test during this programme, and how will you do it? (Max. 500 characters.)

Key Partners 1: What partnerships do you already have in place, that will help you to scale your innovation? And what roles will these partners play? (Max. 500 characters.)

Key Partners 2: What new partnerships will you need, in order to scale your innovation? And how do you plan to open doors to these partnerships? (Max. 500 Characters.)

Team: Who are your key team members? Please include a brief summary of their experience and roles.

(Max. 800 Characters.)

Risks: Please outline up to five key risks that you envision in this programme, and a short summary of how you approach these risks.* (Max. 1,000 Characters total / 200 per risk.)

Risk 1 (outline and approach)

Risk 2 (outline and approach)

Risk 3 (outline and approach)

Risk 4 (outline and approach)

Risk 5 (outline and approach)

Is there anything else you want to tell us about your innovation, or your application? (Max. 500 characters.)

Section 5: Your Funding Request

Please enter all figures in GBP / UK pounds sterling

Project Name

If your project doesn’t already have a name, please suggest one.

Total Programme Budget (GBP)

Please enter numbers only, with no text or punctuation.

Please outline up to five main activities that you will spend your grant on, if accepted to this programme. These activities should fit with your Scale Goal as above, as we expect you to use your grant to make progress towards this goal.

Please review the eligibility criteria document for guidance on what the grant can be spent on.

To help you plan, please note that the grant is paid out in two tranches: 50% upon starting the programme (approximately October 2026), and 50% after 6-7 months, by which time you must have spent at least 90% of the first tranche.

Activity and Budget Items

Activity Description (Max. 500 characters.)

Goods / Services to be purchased (Max. 300 characters.)

Activity Name

Amount in GBP

Total Requested Amount (GBP) (Up to £50,000)

This field will be calculated automatically based on the amounts you enter on the previous page.

Reach: How many learners, caregivers, and/or teachers will you reach using this funding directly, over the course of 12 months (approximately October 2026 to September 2027)?

Learners

Please enter a whole number. The form will not accept text in this field.

Teachers

Please enter a whole number. The form will not accept text in this field.

Caregivers

Please enter a whole number. The form will not accept text in this field.

Others

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Please list your main funders (up to 5)

Does your organisation have enough funding to continue for at least another year at the same level, not counting the potential innovation grant from Theirworld?

Yes

No

Section 6: Safeguarding and Compliance

Please provide a summary of your safeguarding, anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-terrorism, and financial control policies. (Up to 300 characters.)

Note: If your organisation is shortlisted, we will ask you to provide your policies, as part of the due diligence process.

Declaration

When you have completed the application, please sign the following declaration.

I confirm that this application has been approved by my organisation’s board or managing committee. To the best of my knowledge the information provided on this application form is correct. If Theirworld agrees to make a grant this will be used exclusively for the purpose(s) described in the application.

I agree to Theirworld making any enquiries in connection with this application.

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Position in Organisation

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Application Form: Theirworld Education Innovation Awards 2026