Country Wales First awarded 13 March 2014 | Presented by Welsh Government Official website stdavidawards.org.uk | |
Awarded for Exceptional achievements | ||
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.
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Previous winners include Michael Sheen, Tanni Grey-Thompson, and Bryn Terfel.
Aims and categories
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".
Currently, there are nine award categories:
Selection process
The Welsh public are invited to nominate candidates, from which a shortlist of three finalists is selected by a specially commissioned advisory committee. The award winners are decided by the First Minister and his advisers.