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Call for Nominations for 2021 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity

USAID: Democracy, Human Rights and Accountability APS (Uganda)

Deadline: 28-Feb-21

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2021 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity to recognize people, groups of people and/or organizations from all over the world whose contributions to mitigation and adaptation to climate change stand out for its novelty, innovation and impact.

This initiative strives to draw attention to and leverage large-scale climate action responses, helping to speed up the process of decarbonizing the global economy, protecting the people and natural systems from the severe effects associated to climate change and supporting sustainable development.

Objectives 

More specifically, the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity has the following objectives:

Prize Information

Areas of Recognition

The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity will be focused on the recognition of accomplishments and contributions to solving the climate crisis for a minimum period of 5 years (2020-2024). Thereafter, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Board of Directors will announce whether the topic will be maintained or if a new area of recognition of great relevance to humankind will be launched.

In the present context, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation considers any potential recognition areas that can contribute to one or a number of the following outcomes:

Eligibility Criteria

Selection Criteria

The Jury will be responsible for selecting the nominations according to the following criteria:

The selection process is independent and will be conducted in three phases. Firstly, a Scientific Council will be responsible for preparing a consolidated list of eligible candidates. Secondly, a Jury composed of personalities of internationally recognized reputation in scientific, technological, political and cultural realms, will deliberate in order to identify the first 3 ranked nominations. The final decision will be taken by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Board of Trustees, based on the proposal presented by the Grand Jury. Appeals cannot be made against the decision taken by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

Nominations

Winner’s Announcement

For more information, visit https://gulbenkian.pt/en/the-foundation/gulbenkian-prize-for-humanity/

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