Vanguard Impact Summit & Awards: an award for O-1 and EB-1A

From the organisation's official site

What the organisation itself states on its site visawards.com. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Organiser

The organiser and owner is the magazine Entrepreneurs' Diaries, founded in 2020; a partner is the Unified Nations Council, which the rules say is not affiliated with the United Nations.

Entry fee

The home page says awards are not sold; the rules describe nomination, summit and hospitality packages and allow non-refundable fees published separately.

How winners are chosen

Entries are screened by the Organising Committee, then scored by the jury; nominees with the highest scores become laureates, and the jury sets the number per category.

Jury

Jury membership is by appointment: direct invitation, recommendation, or an application through the official channel; 5+ years of experience is required.

Categories

The home page names 50 categories, the rules 50+.

What the winner receives

Winners receive a trophy, certificate, an editorial interview and magazine feature, story distribution and a two-night hotel stay.

• The venue is stated differently: Bangkok on the home page, Bali (Indonesia) in the 2026 rules.

Source: the organisation's site visawards.com (pages /), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.