The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
| The Duke of Edinburgh's Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Completing a range of challenging activities across five sections: volunteering, physical recreation, skills, expedition, and a residential. |
| Date | 13 October 1956 |
| Country | Commonwealth (including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) |
| Reward(s) | Bronze, Silver, or Gold |
| Patron | Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Website | www |
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (commonly abbreviated DofE) is a youth awards programme founded in the United Kingdom in 1956 by the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, which has since expanded to 144 nations. The awards recognise adolescents and young adults for completing a series of self-improvement exercises modelled on Kurt Hahn's solutions to his "Six Declines of Modern Youth".