Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity

Nominations are now open for Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, a global award that recognizes those who risk their lives to save the lives of others.

Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit organization that seeks to address on-the-ground humanitarian challenges around the world with the focus on helping the most destitute. Its mission is rooted in the Armenian history as the Initiative was founded on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors and strives to transform this experience into a global movement.

Funding Information

• The Aurora Prize consists of three components totaling US$1,000,000, payable over no more than three years as follows:
  • An aggregate US$300,000 (the “Laureate Direct Award”) is payable to the Aurora Prize laureate (the “Laureate”).
  • An aggregate US$600,000, payable in US$25,000 increments at the direction of the Laureate (the “Laureate Indirect Award”) as follows:
    • minimum of US$300,000 and a maximum of US$600,00 which is payable to individuals chosen from an Aurora-approved pool of vetted grassroots humanitarians (“Luminaries”); and
    • at the option of the Laureate, a maximum of US$300,000 can be payable to grassroots humanitarian organizations of the Laureate’s choosing, that have been vetted by Aurora (“Designates”).
  • An aggregate US$100,000, payable ratably to the remaining Aurora Humanitarians who did not receive the Laureate Direct Award (the “Finalists”), which is typically in the amount of US$50,000 per Finalist (the “Finalists Award”).

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligibility of The Nominee:
  • The Nominees can be individuals or groups of people as long as they meet the following requirements:
    • They are alive (the Aurora Prize is not given posthumously);
    • They have not been awarded the Aurora Prize before as a Prize Laureate and have not been named Aurora Humanitarians (or finalists) in previous Prize cycle;
    • They, when being a group of people, are not a formally established organization of any legal nature;
    • They have never undertaken or participated in inhumane activities (including acts of war, genocide, any terrorist / extremist activity), do not hold and / or publicly declare any extremist views, have never been found guilty of committing violent crimes;
    • They do not negate crimes committed against humanity through the history of mankind (including the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide and other massacres;
    • They are not officers, employees or family members of any of the Secretariat, Selection Committee, Independent Observer or Foundation members and employees.
• Eligibility of The Nominator
  • Nominator may be an individual or organization. To maintain the integrity of the selection process and to prevent any possible conflicts of interest:
    • Self-nominations are not permitted.
    • You have provided full name and contact details. Should you be authorized to submit a nomination by an organization, you must provide contact details of such authorizing organization as well. Anonymous nominations are not accepted.
    • You be authorized to nominate on behalf of an organization, you must acknowledge this fact and submit a letter of authorization if requested by the Secretariat.

For more information, visit Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Charitable Foundation.