Nominations for the 2025 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award: Recognizing Outstanding Dedication and Service for Refugees

Nomination Deadline: 07 April 2025 (midnight CET)

Background
The UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award is given yearly to a person, group or group that has proven excellent dedication and service to folks compelled to flee their properties or people who find themselves stateless. Since 2017, we’ve got additionally acknowledged a number of regional winners annually. Learn about previous winners at UNHCR Nansen Award.

Nominations
Anyone might nominate a candidate for the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. If you nominated somebody in the previous however they didn’t win, you might nominate them once more.

The strongest nominations will present an in depth account of the candidate’s work and outcomes for displaced or stateless folks, in addition to three strong references to vouch for their character and influence. References shouldn’t all come from the similar group or group.

Please word that self-nominations are strongly discouraged. Current or former UNHCR workers should not eligible.
The deadline to submit nominations is midnight CET, 07 April 2025. Late submissions won’t be thought-about.

Selection standards

• Candidates could also be people, teams or organizations.
• Their work should have a direct and constructive influence on the lives of forcibly displaced or stateless folks.
• Their work pertains to a serious displacement scenario or subject.
• This 12 months we particularly encourage nominations that relate to local weather, sports activities, sustainable options and inclusions however we’re open to different themes.
• They commit substantial time and effort to assist forcibly displaced or stateless folks, going above and past the name of obligation and exterior their anticipated position.
• They have the capability to efficiently implement an appropriate undertaking with the prize cash (US$100,000 for the international laureate, US$25,000 for regional winners).
• They have three robust references.

Selection course of 

• The international laureate and regional winners are chosen by an unbiased Selection Committee.
• The choice course of stays strictly confidential, and no info concerning the standing of your nomination might be launched.
• The 2025 international laureate and regional winners might be introduced in late 2025.

Click here for Nomination form 

For any questions, please write to the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Team at nansen@unhcr.org.

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