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UNHCR NANSEN REFUGEE NOMINATION  AWARD

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Application Deadline: March 20, 2024. 

LOCATION: United Nations

The UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award is presented every year to an individual or organization that has dedicated their time to help people forcibly displaced from their homes, referred to as the global laureate.

ELIGIBILITY:

Any individual, group of people or organization that has done extraordinary humanitarian work on behalf of refugees, displaced or stateless people is eligible – with the exception of former and current UNHCR staff, including United Nations Volunteers (UNVs) working for UNHCR offices, are ineligible.

Self-nominations are strongly discouraged. This includes individuals and organizations nominating themselves.

Nominees are considered in the following light:

The deed for which the person/entity is nominated should take place outside the framework of normal professional duties and go beyond the call of duty;

It should demonstrate courage, compassion and solidarity;

It should raise awareness  for displaced people; and

It should reflect the values of UNHCR.

BENEFIT:

The 2024 global laureate will receive a commemorative medal and a monetary prize of US$100,000 to be reinvested in the humanitarian initiatives for which they are being recognized.

Regional winners also received some financial or material support to further their humanitarian work. 

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ARRELL GLOBAL FOOD INNOVATION NOMINATION AWARDS

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Application Deadline: 12:00 p.m. ET on March 5, 2024

LOCATION: Canada

The Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards recognize global excellence in the broad area of food innovation and community impact. In 2024, two awards will be given:
Research Impact: This award will recognize a researcher, or group of researchers, who has advanced understanding of food production, processing, distribution, consumption, safety and/or human nutrition, with a significant benefit to food systems or wider society. AND,

Community Impact: This award will recognize an individual, or group of individuals, who has contributed to improved nutritional health and/or food security, with a focus on strengthening disadvantaged communities.

ELIGIBILITY:

Citizens of any country are eligible for nomination, with no restrictions on gender, race, religion, creed or residency.

Nominations may come from private companies, academic institutions, governmental units, charitable foundations, and not-for-profit organizations. In the case of multiple nominations from a single organization, only the one with the latest date will be
accepted.

The criteria for awarding the Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards are as follows:

The individual or group being nominated will have made exceptionally significant and documented contributions to either our scientific understanding related to food production, distribution and sales, or human nutrition/consumption; and/or at the community level in markedly improving nutrition, including access to, or distribution of food.

The nomination package must clearly demonstrate how the individual or group being nominated played a critical leadership role in achieving the above noted contributions.

The nomination package should not be a proposal or a request for funding.

Nominees must be able to attend the award ceremony and ancillary events.

BENEFIT:

The Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards come with the following terms:

Each of the two prizes will be worth $125,000 CAD comprising a $100,000 cash award for the personal use of recipients and up to $25,000 per award for travel and Page 2 of 3 accommodation of the recipients, administered by the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph.

An award citation and a commemorative item will also be presented.

Recipients are expected to participate in a program of events. In particular, award recipients may be asked to attend the next Arrell Food Summit and other engagements.

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