What is Young Scot?
Young Scot is a national youth citizenship and information charity for 11-26 year-olds in Scotland. Supported by the Scottish Government, Young Scot offers young people advice, information, ideas and opportunities as they grow up.
The Young Scot National Entitlement Card provides access to various benefits, opportunities and discounts and also displays the PASS (Proof of Age Standards Scheme) logo. Young Scot National Entitlement Cards are issued by Local Authorities across Scotland.
To find out more about Young Scot please visit their website.
What are the Young Scot Awards 2021?
Recently, young people have certainly shown everyone in Scotland how resilient and creative they are in times of hardship. So – now’s the time to nominate the most inspirational young people in your lives and local areas for the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2021!
The Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards is Scotland’s biggest celebration of young peopleand shine a spotlight on the outstanding contribution of those aged 11-26, who have made a real difference to the lives of others. From hundreds of entries, three finalists will be chosen in each of the categories.
Categories include Young Hero, Community, Volunteering, Unsung Hero, Enhancing Education, Sport, Health and Wellbeing, Equality and Diversity, The Arts, Entertainment, Environment, Enterprise, International and Young Scot of the Year 2021.
Young Scot is urging people to nominate at youngscotawards.com before the deadline closes 14 February 2021.
