JA Alumni Among Top 50 Finalists for Global Student Prize
August 1, 2023
Chegg.org and the Varkey Foundation have announced the top 50 finalists for the 2023 Global Student Prize, and we’re thrilled to share that two of them are JA alumni!
The Global Student Prize, a sister award to the renowned Global Teacher Prize, recognizes exceptional students making a real impact on learning, the lives of their peers, and on society. One winner will receive US$100,000. The Varkey Foundation and Chegg.org established the prize to create a powerful platform to showcase extraordinary students reshaping our world for the better. The prize is open to students around the world who are at least 16 years old and enrolled in an academic institution or training and skills program. Part-time students, as well as students enrolled in online courses, are also eligible for the prize.
JA Malaysia alumnus Howard Leong Zhenn and INJAZ Lebanon alumna Aya Yousef made the top 50 in 2021, and this year we’re celebrating JA alumna Sarah Apio Ongom of Uganda and JA Italy alumna Mame Maty Gning!
We’ll talk to both Sarah and Mame later this month on JA Live, our live interview series on Instagram. Stay tuned to @jaworldwide for the date and time!
Did you or someone you know make the list of finalists for the 2023 Gobal Student Prize? Let us know at contact@jaworldwide.org. And, if you’re not on this list, be sure to apply next year . . . applications open in April at https://globalteacherprize.org/pages/globalstudentprize.