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Sponsored by the Scottish Government

In Year of Young People 2018, The Community Award celebrates the work accomplished by a young person or group that improves the lives of other people within a community. This could be with a local community or a community of people living in different parts of Scotland. Your nominee may have demonstrated good citizenship or leadership by influencing decision-making at local or national level, participated in community action, or who has made a huge difference through volunteering or leadership.

Sponsored by #iwill Campaign

Young volunteers across Scotland selflessly donate their time and energy free of charge to help other people. These young people make a huge difference driving positive change through volunteering including altering negative perceptions of young people and creating opportunities for others. If you know a young person who deserves recognition for their selfless contribution, then enter them today for the Sunday Mail Young Scot Award Volunteering Award for Year of Young People 2018.

Sponsored by Solace Scotland

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 thanks for their help and support? Someone who has overcome difficult personal circumstances or risen to a challenge? We are calling on you to nominate a Year of Young People 2018’s unsung young Scot who deserves this award.

Sponsored by Steven Brown Art

The Year of Young People 2018 is going to be amazing. Across Scotland young people, in a group or on their own, will be championing the ideas and ambitions for the year. We’d like you to nominate a young person or a group of young people who have been working tirelessly to promote the Year of Young People 2018 and who truly embody the spirit of the year through their actions.

Sponsored by University of St Andrews

The Excellence in Education award is for a young person or group of young people who have overcome adversity or disadvantage to excel in their school, college or university. They may have overcome ill health; dealt with being in care; coped with being a carer or will have shown exceptional dedication and enthusiasm despite their challenges. Recognise their excellence during Year of Young People 2018 with a nomination today.

Sponsored by Active Scotland Division

Young people across Scotland are involved in supporting and inspiring others to improve their physical and mental health. They might be providing support in their communities, looking to change policy or services, working in healthcare or involved with healthcare charities. It’s important that their contributions are recognised; if you know a young person or a group of young people hard at work to improve people’s health, nominate them for the Health and Wellbeing Award for Year of Young People 2018.

Sponsored by Standard Life Aberdeen

The Equality and Diversity Award recognises a young person or group of young people working tirelessly to promote equality, diversity and inclusion or challenge prejudice and discrimination. Their efforts will have helped encourage respect, tolerance and understanding across all ages, races, faiths, genders, cultures, communities and identity. Celebrate their achievements and enter them for the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards Equality and Diversity award as part of Year of Young People 2018.

Sponsored by Creative Scotland

This is your opportunity to celebrate a young person’s or a group of young people’s contribution to arts and culture in Scotland for Year of Young People 2018. Are they inspiring and helping others to express themselves through arts or making a difference to their local community by sharing their time or creations in a creative way? If so, we want to hear about them, so please nominate them for the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards Arts category.

Sponsored by Scottish Citylink

There are so many ways to entertain – this award is not just for the famous but for the stars in our midst who entertain us every day. They are the young stars of today or the fresh talent ready to explode onto their scenes. They could be a vlogger, an actor, presenter, a musician, a band, a comedian, an expert in shadow puppetry. Scotland certainly has talent and we want to hear about the young people or groups of young people who entertain you for Year of Young People 2018.