El-Hibri Peace Education Prize

El-Hibri Peace Education Prize
Awarded for Contributions in peace education
Country United States
First awarded 2007
Official website elhibrifoundation.org/peace_education/prize

The El-Hibri Peace Education Prize was established by Fuad El-Hibri in 2007 for the purpose of honoring an outstanding scholar, practitioner or policymaker annually in order to raise awareness of and to promote the expansion of the field of peace education. Today the prize is the longest-running program of the El-Hibri Foundation, which advances peace education and respect for diversity through programs and grant-making.

Mission: The El-Hibri Peace Education Prize recognizes outstanding peace educators based in the United States by awarding $30,000 annually to an individual making valuable contributions to peace education.

The Prize is designed for individuals who have:

Who is Eligible? Eligible nominees or applicants may come from diverse backgrounds:

Laureates are also selected on the basis of the following criteria:

Priority consideration is also given to applicants or nominees still in the midst of active careers with the potential to make future contributions to peace education.

How Does It Work?

The El-Hibri Peace Education Prize is implemented in partnership with Nonviolence International (NI), which manages an independent review process on behalf of the Foundation. Members of the El-Hibri Peace Education Prize Selection Committee, currently chaired by NI President Mubarak Awad, include experts in the field of peace education and previous Prize Laureates. The selection process may include interviews with references familiar with the nominee’s unique contributions to the field of peace education.

All Laureates are selected from written applications submitted either by an individual applying for the Prize or nominating another person.

El-Hibri Peace Education Recipients:[1]

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