Do you know a young person with exemplary achievements in your country and would like to honour them? Is that young person creating impact through sustainable solutions? Then, JCI Ten Outstanding Young People (TOYP) would be a great way to honour them for their positive contributions to society.
What is TOYP?
Ten Outstanding Young People Program (TOYP), which was introduced in 1983, has been one of JCI’s longest programs, it aims to recognize 10 outstanding young people who are contributing positively towards their respective societies. Since 1983, JCI has honored more than 300 individuals from 57 nations. Some of these recipients include well-known personalities such as John F. Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Elvis Presley, Jackie Chan, Wayne Gretzky, and many more, who were all honored before the age of 40 and before they had achieved any national prominence.
What do the honorees do?
The honorees motivate their peers to seek excellence and serve others. Their stories of discovery, determination, and ingenuity inspire young enterprising leaders to create better societies and take action for sustainable impact. Over the past years, many of these nominees have gone on to attain greater achievements and have continued to serve humanity, creating impact in numerous ways around the world.
Need to nominate someone?
JCI TOYP is run locally, nationally, and internationally. Young men and women can be nominated in one of ten categories. Each year, the top ten ranking honorees are selected through the combined score of an online voting system and an international panel of distinguished judges. Only ten honorees will be selected from all nominations received, regardless of the category submitted. It must be known that each nominee must only be entered in one category of the ten listed categories below.
The TOYP categories are…
– Business, Economic, and/or Entrepreneurial Accomplishment
– Political, Legal, and/or Governmental Affairs
– Academic Leadership and/or Accomplishment
– Cultural Achievement
– Moral and/or Environmental Leadership
– Contribution to Children, World Peace, and/or Human Rights
– Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership
– Scientific and/or Technological Development
– Personal Improvement and/or Accomplishment
– Medical Innovation
2025 Nomination details
JCI TOYP nominations for 2025 opened on February 25, 2025, and will close on July 3, 2025. Organisations can nominate their young leaders in any of the categories by visiting JCI Virtual Community (JVC) and filling out the form.