Ukraine's UP100 award opens search for 2026 laureates
With 13 days left until the nomination deadline, Ukrainska Pravda's annual UP100 award will honor a hundred Ukrainians shaping the country's future under this year's theme "Freedom to be".
Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda has opened nominations for its annual UP100 award, with just 13 days remaining before the submission deadline closes. The award recognizes one hundred Ukrainians who take responsibility, drive change and help determine the country's future.
Who can be nominated
Potential laureates include military personnel and volunteers, entrepreneurs, government officials, scientists, athletes, and figures from culture and civil society. The editors stress that UP100 is not an award for public visibility, but recognition for people whose decisions, ideas and everyday work strengthen Ukraine.
This year's theme
The theme for this year's edition is "Freedom to be". That is why organizers are running an open call for nominations, aiming to honor those who choose their own path guided by inner freedom.
Selection process
Candidates can be proposed by filling out an online form. The final list of winners will be determined by a vote of an expert jury. The names of all one hundred laureates will be announced at the UP100 award ceremony in early December 2026.
