Deadline: 11 January 2013
Open to: Individual, movement or organization that has demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in combating corruption, especially through promoting transparency, accountability and the rule of law.
Prize: CA$100,000
Description
The Allard Prize is administered by the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law at Allard Hall. The UBC Faculty of Law has a deep and longstanding history of advancing human rights. Faculty members have been pioneers in articulating and supporting women’s human rights, the rights of First Nations and indigenous communities, and the rights of victims of crime. Faculty scholarship stands at the forefront of new thinking on crimes of corporate complicity, human trafficking, and economic and social rights. Faculty members have held respected positions as UN Rapporteurs and judges, and conducted judicial training at the national and international levels. Currently housed within the Faculty of Law are programs which invite direct student engagement in advancing human rights, including The Innocence Project, the First Nations Legal Clinic, and the Law Students Legal Advice Program. Scholarships support student participation in the greater community – locally, nationally, and globally.
Prize
The award carries an amount of CA$100,000.
Eligibility
The Allard Prize for International Integrity is awarded to an individual, movement or organization that has demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in combating corruption, especially through promoting transparency, accountability and the rule of law. The Allard Prize for International Integrity welcomes public nominations, self-nominations, and multiple nominations from the same nominator.
Award criteria
- Courage
- Leadership
- Anti-Corruption
- Transparency
- Accountability
- Rule of Law
For more information about prize criteria, please read this.
Application process
Nominations for the Allard Prize for International Integrity are now open and will remain open until January 11, 2013. The selection process will occur in the spring of 2013 and the inaugural award ceremony is scheduled to take place in September 2013. To make a nomination, please fill out the online application form.
