The World Justice Challenge For Young Changemakers ($20,000 USD Cash Award) 2024 for Master

Eligibility Criteria

• Initiatives that address at least one of the issue areas in the categories stated above are eligible to apply. 
• The competition is global and open to applications from any country or territory in the world. As noted, only United States-based projects will be eligible for the U.S. Building Trust Prize. Awards in the other four categories will be given to non-U.S. projects.  
• The competition is multidisciplinary and open to organizations across sectors, including, but not limited to: non-profits; social entrepreneurs; media; multilateral organizations; local and national government bodies and agencies; businesses/private sector enterprises; bar associations; law firms; foundations; and academics.
• Collaborative entries among several organizations are welcome. 
• Entries must be submitted in English. However, please note that entries will be evaluated solely based on the quality of the project itself, and not on the application’s level of English language mastery or ability.  
• Entries will be evaluated according to the following criteria: 
  • Impact: the initiative has demonstrably made a contribution to improving an important rule of law and democracy problem.
  • Sustainability: the initiative demonstrates the potential for sustained operation over time.  
  • Scaling and/or Replicability: the initiative demonstrates potential for expansion in its current context and/or replication in other contexts (e.g., other geographies, populations, or sectors).

Offered Benefits

Prize

• Cash awards?($20,000 USD) will go to five initiatives that show demonstrable results and promising prospects for future progress and replication and/or scaling. 

Benefits

• WJP will select thirty finalists. The finalists will be?profiled on WJP’s website and social media?to promote visibility and uptake of these promising approaches. 

Application Process