THE CATEGORIES

UNSUNG HERO

Do you know a young Scot or group who goes the extra mile but never asks for any recognition or reward? Do you owe someone a thanks for the their help and support. Someone who has overcome difficult personal circumstances or risen to a challenge?

YOUNG HERO

SPONSORED BY CO-OP FOOD This is for a young person or group who deserves special recognition for their bravery. Do you know a young person who has shown incredible bravery, battled the odds or demonstrated amazing perseverance?

VOLUNTEERING

Young volunteers selflessly donate their time and energy to help other people. These young people make a huge difference driving positive change through volunteering. Do you know a young person who deserves recognition for their selfless contribution?

COMMUNITY

SPONSORED BY THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT This celebrates work by a young person or group that improves the lives of others in a community. Nominees may have demonstrated citizenship or leadership by influencing decision-making, participated in community action, or made a difference through volunteering.

SPORTING

SPONSORED BY sportscotland Right across Scotland, young people are achieving extraordinary things in grassroots sport. We want to hear about teams, individuals, coaches, volunteers and anyone else who is inspiring others or who is set to be the next Scottish sporting star.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

SPONSORED BY ACTIVE SCOTLAND DIVISION Young people support and inspire others to improve their physical and mental health. They might provide support in their communities, aim to change services, work in healthcare or be involved with healthcare charities.

THE ARTS

This is your opportunity to celebrate a young person’s, or a group of young people’s, contribution to arts and culture. Are they inspiring others to express themselves through arts or helping their community by sharing their time in a creative way?

ENTERTAINMENT

SPONSORED BY SCOTTISH CITYLINK For those who entertain us every day. They might be fresh talent ready to explode on to the scene. They could be a vlogger, presenter, musician, comic or shadow puppeteer.

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS Do you know a young person who has overcome adversity or disadvantage to excel at school, college or university? They may have overcome ill health, dealt with being in care, been a carer or shown real dedication.

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

SPONSORED BY STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN We want to honour a young person, or group of young people, working to promote equality, diversity and inclusion or to challenge prejudice and discrimination. They’ll have helped to encourage respect across ages, races, faiths, genders and cultures.

ENVIRONMENT

Do you know a young person or group of young people who give their time to help protect the world for future generations? It could be related to recycling, global sustainability or ecology. We want to hear about those who are passionate about environmental issues.

ENTERPRISE

SPONSORED BY HSBC Do you know a young person or business run by young by people young who people have who demonstrated have demonstrated entrepreneurial entrepreneurial flair? flair? Have Have they harnessed they harnessed their passion their passion to help to economic help economic growth and sustainability in their local community or started their enterprise from their bedroom?

YEAR OF YOUNG PEOPLE 2018 CHAMPION OF THE YEAR

We’d like you to nominate a young a young person, person or or a group a group of of young people, people who has have been been working working tirelessly tireless to to promote promote the Year of Young People or truly embodying the spirit of People or who truly embodies the initiative through their actions. their actions.

ENHANCING EDUCATION

SPONSORED BY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND This is for a young person or group who have truly influenced education in their community either by providing access and opportunities for others, or by influencing change in education.