Nominations are now open for the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.
Donor Name: University of Louisville
Country: Global
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 01/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000
Details:
The Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order is given to those who have taken on issues of world importance and presented viewpoints that could lead to a more just and peaceful world. Each idea supports one noble cause: to inspire them all to work together for the common good.
The Award is presented annually to the winner of a competition designed to stimulate the recognition, dissemination and critical analysis of outstanding proposals for improving world order.
Prize Amount
The Grawemeyer Award in World Order is accompanied by a prize of $100,000, which is presented in full during the awards ceremony.
Eligibility Criteria
- Submissions will be judged according to originality, feasibility and potential impact, not by the cumulative record of the nominee.
- They may address a wide range of global concerns including foreign policy and its formation; the conduct of international relations or world politics; global economic issues, such as world trade and investment; resolution of regional, ethnic or racial conflicts; the proliferation of destructive technologies; global cooperation on environmental protection or other important issues; international law and organization; any combination or particular aspects of these, or any other suitable idea which could at least incrementally lead to a more just and peaceful world order.
Restrictions
Ideas or achievements must have been presented or published within the past five years. Nominations may be made by colleagues or publishers; self-nomination is not allowed. Generally, edited books are not considered. Previous winners are not eligible for nomination a second time. Current University of Louisville faculty, staff and students are not eligible. Graduates from the University of Louisville must wait at least five years before they can be nominated.
Criteria for Judging Nominations
- The university committee overseeing the award invites nominations from throughout the world by individual political scientist’s expert in the area, by professional associations of political scientists or related disciplines in international relations, by university presidents or by publishers and editors of journals and books in political science and world affairs.
- Self- nominations will not be considered.
For more information, visit University of Louisville.
