Above: The finalists of The Lord-Lieutenant’s Award for Young People 2024
Nominations for the 2025 Lord-Lieutenant’s Awards for Young People are now open!
The Lord-Lieutenant’s Award for Young People recognises the very best examples of achievement by young people in Leicester and Leicestershire.
You can nominate a young person in one of four categories. Finalists will be invited to attend a special awards ceremony where the overall winner will receive a £500 prize.
Criteria
- The award is open to young people aged 13-19 living or attending full-time education in Leicester or Leicestershire
- The young person can be nominated by other young people, their school, parent/carer or any other agency
- Joint or group nominations cannot be accepted
- Previous finalists should not be nominated again unless there is a fresh story to tell
There will be a separate award for each category. From the winners of these categories, one person will be announced as Lord-Lieutenant's Young Person of the Year.
Award categories
1. Young Person of Courage of the Year
Awarded to an individual who has:
- overcome personal barriers to achieve success
- made a stand against bullying, racism etc.
- demonstrated a life-saving act of bravery
2. Young Volunteer of the Year
Awarded to an individual who has:
- enhanced their local community or environment
- cared for a neighbour or relative in need
- helped to run a community or sports based club or society
3. Young Artist of the Year (The Joe Humphries Memorial Award)
Joe was a talented young person with a passion for the arts. Joe passed away unexpectedly in 2012 with SADS (Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome). You can read more on the Joe Humphries Memorial website.
Awarded to a young person who has demonstrates real skill, innovation, and expression in:
- visual arts
- expressive arts
- literature
- music
4. Young Leader of the Year
Awarded to an individual who has:
- motivated and inspired those around them by leading a project or change for the better
- lead a team or group to success, overcoming obstacles and bringing people together
- shown commitment, promise and determination
How to nominate
You can submit your nomination using our online form:
Submit your nomination
The deadline for nominations is Friday 14 February 2025.
Top tips for nominators
To assist with your nomination, we have collated some top tips to make sure your nomination stands out!
- Pack as much into as few words as possible – focus on achievements and what difference the young person has made / what they have overcome.
- Be factually correct and provide quantifiable evidence where relevant and possible.
- Demonstrate the time and commitment the young person has put into their activity where relevant- include how long they have been involved in their activity, and how much time they dedicate to this each week.
- For the Young Artist category ensure to include at least 3 pieces of evidence that demonstrate the breadth of their skill and artistry.
- Testimony statements from those who have worked closely with or have been impacted by the young person are very helpful to demonstrate a full picture of their work.
- Write from the heart! You know this young person’s story and their journey – this is your opportunity to celebrate them!
You can submit up to 3 attachments in our online nomination form, of no more than 6mb each and/or send us links to any online content (YouTube videos, photos, websites, etc). If you have further material to submit, or if files exceed this limit, you are advised to upload them to a file store and provide the viewing/access link in the form, or please contact the Lieutenancy Office to arrange an alternative means of submission.
More information
If you’d like to find out more about the Lord-Lieutenant’s Awards for Young People, download our resource pack:
The resource pack, designed to celebrate young people across Leicestershire, contains resources from the awards’ sponsors, and case studies on past Lord-Lieutenant's Award winners to explain what the award has meant to them. You’ll also find guidance on how to engage with the Lieutenancy via social media.
Photos from our previous awards evenings:
2024 Awards
2023 Awards
2022 Awards
