Award Verification · World Young Economist (WYE)
AWARD VERIFICATION

Every WYE award record has a number and a permanent verification link

A university, teacher or employer checking whether a WYE award is real does not have to contact the student, and does not have to take a PDF certificate on trust: every award carries a unique certificate number that can be verified here for years afterwards.

ENTER THE STUDENT NAME AND CERTIFICATE NUMBER
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Until the online lookup database opens, clicking Verify drafts an email with the student name and number already filled in. The verification team checks that the two match and replies with a written result within five working days, suitable for forwarding to an admissions office. If the number format is invalid, correct it using the note above.

How to read the number

The certificate number is printed in the bottom right of the certificate and repeated in the award email. It maps to exactly one record and does not change with name spelling or language version.

WYE-2026-L1-0042
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Each number also has a permanent link: worldyoungeconomist.org/verify/WYE-2026-L1-0042. Students can put that link straight into a CV, an application or a personal site.

What a check returns

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Four commitments that make it last

A verification only means anything if it still resolves years later — by the time a student applies to graduate school or for a job, the award is often three to five years old.

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By the time a student needs this verification, it is usually an application or hiring season three to five years later. That is why the number is designed never to expire. Photographs Brandee Taylor, Sheng L / Unsplash · generic campus imagery; implies no affiliation with any university

Frequently asked questions

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Bulk verification for institutions

If an admissions office or school needs several records checked at once, send the list of student names and numbers to the verification address and we return a signed written confirmation. There is no charge, to students or to institutions.

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