St David Awards

The St David Awards (Welsh: Gwobrau Dewi Sant) are an annual government awards scheme which recognizes exceptional achievements by Welsh citizens within Wales, the UK and globally. They are the highest accolades that the Welsh Government confers on its civilians.[1]

St David Awards/Gwobrau Dewi Sant
Awarded forExceptional achievements
CountryWales
Presented byWelsh Government
First awarded13 March 2014
Websitestdavidawards.org.uk

Previous winners include Michael Sheen, Tanni Grey-Thompson, and Bryn Terfel.[2]

Aims and categories
First Minister Carwyn Jones presenting Bryn Terfel with his award.

The Awards aim to "reflect and promote the aspirations of Wales and its citizens to be a modern, vibrant country, with a growing reputation as a confident and clever nation valuing innovation, community spirit, and above all its people".[3]

Currently, there are nine award categories:

  • Bravery
  • Citizenship
  • Culture
  • Enterprise
  • Innovation & Technology
  • International
  • Sport
  • Young Person Award
  • First Ministers Special Award

Selection process

The Welsh public are invited to nominate candidates, from which a shortlist of three finalists in each category is selected by a specially commissioned advisory committee. The award winners are decided by the First Minister.[4]

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See also

References
  1. "About the awards". St David Awards.
  2. "Past awards". St David Awards.
  3. "About the awards". St David Awards.
  4. "The Advisory Committee". St David Awards.
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