The Romanian Heritage Awards is an annual recognition given to high-school students of Romanian descent in the United States who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and outstanding service to the Romanian-American community. The program celebrates young people who preserve and promote Romanian heritage while excelling in their personal and academic pursuits.

The 10th edition of the Romanian Heritage Awards & Youth Summit was hosted by the Embassy of Romania at the Ambassador's Residence in Washington, D.C., in September 2026. 
As the program enters its second decade, it has grown into a standing national institution: the most prestigious recognition for Romanian-American youth and a strategic platform for connecting the Embassy to the diaspora's most promising next generation.