The Global Teacher Prize is a US $1 million award presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession.

The Global Teacher Prize serves to underline the importance of educators and the fact that, throughout the world, their efforts deserve to be recognised and celebrated.

It seeks to acknowledge the impacts of the very best teachers – not only on their students but on the communities around them.

In 2013, the Varkey Foundation commissioned Populus, the leading research and strategy consultancy, to gather in-depth opinions from 21 countries to explore attitudes about the teaching profession; teachers’ salaries; students’ attitudes towards educators, and how participants rated their own education systems.

The results, published as the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Status Index, formed the first comprehensive attempt to compare the status of teachers across the world.

Eligibility
The Prize is open to currently working teachers who teach children that are in compulsory schooling or are between the ages of five and eighteen.
Teachers who teach children age 4+ in an Early Years government-recognized curriculum are also eligible, as are teachers who teach on a part-time basis, and teachers of online courses.
Teachers must spend at least 10 hours per week teaching children face-to-face, and plan to remain in the teaching profession for the next 5 years.
The Prize is open to teachers in every kind of school and, subject to local laws, in every country in the world.

Find more information and the application process here: https://ideaslane.com/apply-for-varkey-foundation-global-teacher-price-2021/