{"id":3591,"date":"2026-01-02T22:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=3591"},"modified":"2026-01-03T11:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T11:23:05","slug":"united-nations-fao-award-for-achievement-2026-10000-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=3591","title":{"rendered":"United Nations FAO Award for Achievement 2026 ($10,000 prize)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-170949\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: February 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the United Nations FAO Award for Achievement 2026. The FAO Award for Achievement recognizes professional achievements in various sectors such as fisheries, forestry, climate, land and water, animal and plant health, to name but a few. It is awarded to any entity or individual, including FAO teams or employees, for outstanding technical cooperation or humanitarian work at country level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The award includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a scroll describing the achievements of the recipient institution and\/or an award;<\/li>\n<li>a cash prize of USD $10,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The FAO Award for Achievement will recognize specific professional achievements in various sectors and programmes related to the work of the Organization, with due regard to areas where FAO undertakes extensive work, such as fisheries and aquaculture, biodiversity, environment, forestry, climate, land and water, animal and plant health, FAO\/WHO Center, FAO\/IAEA Center and Codex Alimentarius.<\/li>\n<li>It would be conferred upon any entity or individual, including FAO teams or employees, for example, for outstanding technical cooperation or humanitarian work at country level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the spirit of Conference Resolution 11\/21 the winning entity or individual should be one that has implemented a programme having a model character and which has either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding contribution to the advancement of the country or countries to which he or she was assigned, in particular in the fields of sustainable agricultural and rural development or food security.\u00a0This contribution must be clearly identifiable and may take the form of technical innovations in agriculture, fisheries or forestry; institutional or administrative improvements; discoveries of new resources as a result of research, surveys or other investigations; establishment of training and research institutions;<\/li>\n<li>Filled a critical gap and met successfully short-term technical assistance needs which could not be covered by other sources of support; and\/or<\/li>\n<li>Produced sustainable outcome and outputs and had particular catalytic effects such as increased\u00a0 mobilization of investment funds, large-scale follow-up action, policy and institutional changes; and\/or<\/li>\n<li>Particular emphasis will be given to the nature, the sustainability and the replicability of the achievements and the catalytic effects generated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The text of the detailed nomination should be self-contained and should provide concrete elements and information.<\/li>\n<li>The nomination can be submitted electronically at the form or sent via mail at [email\u00a0protected]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/fao-awards\/achievement\/apply-now\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/fao-awards\/achievement\/about\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UN FAO Award for Achievement<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: February 15, 2026 Applications are open for the United Nations FAO Award for Achievement 2026. 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