Bradley Lowery is to be honoured posthumously with the Helen Rollason award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017.
The parents of the Sunderland fan, who died in July aged six, will be presented with the award on stage at Sunday night's ceremony in Liverpool.
Lowery suffered from neuroblastoma - a rare type of cancer - from the age of 18 months and captured hearts across the sporting world during a number of appearances as a mascot.
He struck up a close friendship with former Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe and the pair led out England at Wembley for a World Cup qualifier against Lithuania in March.