These awards provide an opportunity for individuals, groups and organisations to celebrate their learning and success in building relationships between younger and older generations and highlight the impact that this important work has within communities. The deadline for nominations is 27th June.
Generations Working Together (GWT) has extended the deadline for this year’s Excellence Awards in the intergenerational field.
Recognising individuals and groups for the quality of their intergenerational work enables GWT to challenge the perception that intergenerational work is just a ‘nice’ thing to do rather than an ‘essential’ thing to do. The awards provide an opportunity for individuals, groups and organisations to celebrate their learning and success in building relationships between younger and older generations and highlight the impact that this important work has within communities.
Intergenerational relationships have an important contribution to build inclusive communities. Although the approach is growing it is so important for everyone to raise awareness of the impact these intergenerational relationships have on improving health, physical and mental well-being for older and younger people and on reducing ageism.
1.Intergenerational work confronts age discrimination and stereotypes
This category is open for intergenerational projects that tackle ageism which impacts both young and old. For example, bringing generations together to challenge ageist stereotypes and misconceptions through discussions and activities.
2. Intergenerational work values generational diversity & inclusion
This category is open for intergenerational projects that advocate diversity and inclusion. For example, working with participants with physical or mental health disabilities, or projects that promote social cohesion or social action through intergenerational justice and equity.
3. Intergenerational work encourages reciprocal learning
This category is open to projects that promote learning through an exchange of resources between different generations. For example, learning about climate change which concerns all generations, or skill swaps that involve sharing knowledge, promoting lifelong learning.
4. Intergenerational work must be evaluated
This category is open to projects that have utilised a range of appropriate and creative monitoring and evaluation tools to measure the impact of their work. For example, this could include involving and training volunteers to gather feedback from participants and stakeholders.
5. Intergenerational Workplace
With five generations in the workplace, it has never been more important for organisations to be age aware and to view generational diversity and a multi-generational workforce as an opportunity, rather than a challenge. This category is open to organisations who are applying an intergenerational approach to the workplace. For example, embedding policies and practice in the workplace will not only tackle age discrimination but positively encourage generations to collaborate and learn from each other through an intergenerational approach.
Award eligibility & process
The awards provide individuals, groups and organisations with an opportunity to showcase their work, creativity and innovation, detailing how they were able to connect different generations together through using an intergenerational approach. To be eligible for any of these awards, nominees must:
Please note:
Closing date for nominations – Friday 27th June 2025 at 5pm.
Email applications should be sent to Moira Cuthbertson and hard copies sent to Generations Working Together, Floor 2, Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow, G1 1UZ.
For further details please read fully the Guidelines Publication and the Nomination Form before completing.