Youth Ottawa (21 Under 21 Awards)Award

21 Under 21 Youth Awards

Rolling

Opportunity type

Award

Funding

No Funding

Location

Canada

Deadline

Rolling

About this opportunity

Annual awards gala recognizing 21 local youth (ages 14 to 21) for their contributions to community, leadership, academics, arts, environmental advocacy, and other impactful endeavors. The program celebrates diverse journeys and accomplishments of Ottawa youth.

Benefits include:

Recognition at the 21 Under 21 Gala (Nov 10, 2026)
Participation in a Meet & Greet event (Oct 2026)
Media visibility (name and photo featured in local outlets and Youth Ottawa materials)
Community acknowledgment of achievements

Who can apply

Age 14–21 as of Jan 1, 2026
Must reside in Ottawa
Cannot have received the award in previous years
Must be available for Meet & Greet (Oct 2026) and Gala (Nov 10, 2026)
Consent for name/photo use in media and promotional materials
Only one application per nominee accepted
Nominations can be submitted by self or others (friends, teachers, parents, coaches, guardians)
In high school
In college or university

AI Verification

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Good to know

+Genuinely aimed at LOT's core age band: 21 local youth each year, aged 14 to 21, who have made a significant contribution to their local or global community
+Self-nomination is accepted, not just third-party nomination
+Established and credible: Youth Ottawa is a registered Canadian charity and the award is RBC-sponsored
+Documented downstream value: a 2021 recipient credits the award's visibility with winning a McCall MacBain scholarship at McGill

Worth checking yourself

!The closing date could not be confirmed on the organisation's own pages. This listing shows no deadline, which does not mean applications are open indefinitely. Check the official page before you plan around it.
!The record shows Rolling. Nominations for 2026 are closed and no new date is published, so a young person clicking through today cannot apply
!The stored apply URL is a Google Form that returns 401 and demands a Google account sign-in. Even when the round is open that link is gated and is not on the organisation's own domain
!Funding type on file says Fully Funded. No statement of any money to recipients appears on Youth Ottawa's pages. This is a recognition award, not a funded one
!Ottawa-area youth only
!It is a nomination process, not a conventional application, which changes what a young person has to prepare

What we could not confirm

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About this opportunity

Benefits include:

Recognition at the 21 Under 21 Gala (Nov 10, 2026)
Participation in a Meet & Greet event (Oct 2026)
Media visibility (name and photo featured in local outlets and Youth Ottawa materials)
Community acknowledgment of achievements

Who can apply

Age 14–21 as of Jan 1, 2026
Must reside in Ottawa
Cannot have received the award in previous years
Must be available for Meet & Greet (Oct 2026) and Gala (Nov 10, 2026)
Consent for name/photo use in media and promotional materials
Only one application per nominee accepted
Nominations can be submitted by self or others (friends, teachers, parents, coaches, guardians)
In high school
In college or university