Applications will open August 2025
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Finalists Announced
April 2025
Award Announcement
June 2025
Award Celebration
August 2025
Applications and Nominations Open
August 2025
Application Deadline
January 2026
Applicants and nominees must be:
To qualify, applications should:
Applicants can draft and save long form answers prior to submitting them online in the fillable, downloadable form found below.
The application consists of several sections, including:
Applicants will create an account and begin the application process through the online portal. Applicants may return to the application at any time by logging into the online portal.
See application preview >Complete the application by or before the deadline on January 15, 2025.
All applications undergo an extensive evaluation process by the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards Review and Selection Committees, which includes over 100 volunteers and leaders from across the country. Reviewers use an evaluation system that focuses on current demonstrated leadership, commitment, and project impact.
Each application is read by multiple evaluators whose scores determine which applications continue to the semifinalist and finalist rounds. Semifinalists are asked to provide status updates on their projects as well as contact information for three references.
The Selection Committee then reviews the finalist applications. Awardees are selected through a committee process in May, and Awardees will be notified in late May.