The 2024 Beacon Awards - January 25, 2024. The ceremony was held at Aspire, atop the World Trade Center, NYC

Hosted by DR. MEHMET OZ, the Beacon Awards Recognize Young Leaders for Their Contributions to the United States and the World

 January 25, 2024, New York, NY - On January 25, 2024, the 3rd Annual Beacon Awards were presented in New York City to young men and women who have shown exceptional abilities, vision, and achievement in their professional careers and personal passions. The most important criterion is that they are living and working in America with the goal of making the world a more equitable, compassionate and humane place. Honorees do not have to be American citizens, but they must be passionate about making a positive change in the world and show a humanitarian commitment to affect change.

 Nominee should meet two (2) or more of the following criteria:

·         Nominee should be accomplished in their career and have shown demonstrable vision and innovation.

·         Nominee should excel in bringing technology to economically viable business activities, promoting the growth of businesses, jobs and public revenue.

·         Nominee should be recognized as having produced work of significant creative, artistic or cultural merit.

·         Nominee should have produced a substantial and meaningful advancement in a product or service.

·         Nominee should be a person of integrity who has done an honorable act that typifies their character or reputation.

·         Nominee should show a passion for social causes, a commitment to philanthropy or a humanitarian philosophy that benefits the national or international community.

Nominations for the 2025 Beacon Awards are now open.

The deadline for nominations is October 31, 2024

DREAM it

In 2019, Ellis Island Honors Society held their first annual Beacon Awards in downtown NYC. Shining a light on young leaders who give back to their communities

BELIEVE it

The Award has been established to recognize and celebrate the next generation of professionals, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, artists, and visionary leaders.

LIVE it

In keeping with the mission of our organization, all honorees are immigrants themselves or have a family immigration history.

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