Atlas Network Awards

Smith Student Outreach Award

Grantees compete for an annual award recognizing the best student-focused project for liberty.

Prize $3,000
Smith Student Outreach Award

About the Award

The Smith Student Outreach Award is an annual competition recognizing the best student-focused liberty projects among Atlas Network grantees. Winners are honored at Atlas Network's annual Liberty Forum and Freedom Dinner in New York City each November.

Eligibility

Recipients must meet the following criteria:

  • Been awarded an Atlas Network grant for their student-focused project
  • Shown tangible and meaningful impact for students in their region
  • Promoted the ideas of individual freedom and/or free markets in their work

No application required — all past and current grantees are automatically considered for this award.

Prize & Recognition

The winner receives a $3,000 monetary award and is honored at Atlas Network's annual Liberty Forum and Freedom Dinner, held each November in New York City.

Past Winners

  1. 2025 Winner:

    Freedom and Citizenship Association Mauritania

    FCA Collective Body of Work

  2. 2024 Winner:

    Economic Fundamentals Initiative

    Multinational Network Building Program to Increase Impact & Secure Sustainability

  3. 2023 Winner:

    Foundation for Economic Education

    FEE en Español

  4. 2022 Winner:

    Ukrainian Students for Freedom

    6th Leadership Program: Fortress of Freedom

  5. 2021 Winner:

    Institut Ostrom Catalunya

    Empowering the Next Generation of Free Minds 2021 Edition

Have Questions?

Alejandra Cossich

Grants & Awards Associate

alejandra.cossich@atlasnetwork.org