Nominations are now closed.
Since 2013, AFI has been annually honoring member institutions and individual policymakers for their contribution and engagement in the AFI network through the AFI Awards. The AFI Awards have been instrumental in enhancing member engagement, globally elevating members’ efforts in advancing financial inclusion through policy innovations and reinforcing best practices through motivating other members to aspire for excellence and contribute to AFI.
This year, the AFI Global Financial Inclusion Awards, recognize and celebrate achievements in three categories, two of which require members to nominate themselves and submit the relevant nomination form. These two are new high-level awards being launched in 2022.
Nominate your institution to stand a chance to win! Winners will be announced during a special ceremony at the 2022 AFI Global Policy Forum in September in Jordan, which will be co-hosted by the Central Bank of Jordan.
The Awards now open for nominations include:
Please read the detailed eligibility and assessment criteria before submitting your nomination form. These can be accessed here.
Who is eligible to apply? | This award is open to AFI member institutions that are implementing unique policy innovations that create an enabling environment for the introduction of technological and or business innovations towards addressing challenges of financial inclusion. The winner will win support for implementing an ‘Innovation Project’ worth USD 50,000. For the Nestor Espenilla Jr. Financial Inclusion Innovation Award, the entrant must be a current paid member of AFI having paid the membership fee for the year 2021. |
Criteria for the award | The following criteria will be used to assess submitted nominations:
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Innovation Project | AFI will provide support to the winner to implement an ‘Innovation Project’ based on the member’s priorities and needs. The applicants should include a short overview of the proposed project in their submissions. Guidelines for the Innovation Project are as follows:
The AFI technical team will engage with the finalists to enhance and refine their project ideas. |
How to apply? | Eligible AFI member institutions must nominate themselves by completing the nomination form, outlining their institution’s achievements as per the criteria listed above as well as submitting a brief overview of the proposed Innovation Project. Deadline for submitting the nomination form is to 23:59 Malaysia time (UTC +8 hours), Thursday, 30 June 2022 |
Acknowledgment | The Nestor Espenilla Jr. Financial Inclusion Innovation Award is supported by AFI’s funding partner, Flourish Ventures. |
Who is eligible to apply? | This award is open to any financial policymaking or regulatory institution across the globe that are implementing high impact policy solutions including regulations that address structural barriers preventing the financial inclusion of youth. It is thus open to AFI members and non-members. |
Criteria for | The following criteria will be used to assess submitted nominations:
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How to apply | Eligible institutions must nominate themselves by completing the nomination form outlining their institution’s achievements, as per the criteria listed above. Deadline for submitting the nomination form is to 23:59 Malaysia time (UTC +8 hours), Thursday, 30 June 2022 |
Acknowledgment | * The Global Inclusion Awards were originally initiated in 2012 by Child & Youth Finance International (CYFI) and transferred to AFI in 2019 |
Timeline
Key milestones for entrants are shown below.
Terms & Conditions
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