Nominations are now open for the 2020 Right Livelihood Award to honour and support courageous people solving global problems.
The Award recognizes that, in striving to meet the human challenges of today’s world, the most inspiring and remarkable work often defies any standard classification.
Cash & Honorary Award
Typically, the Jury selects recipients for three Cash Awards and one Honorary Award each year.
The Honorary Award is for candidates whose primary need is not cash support but who would benefit from the considerable recognition and publicity, which the Right Livelihood Award generates.
The Cash awards are intended for work in progress or the extension of existing activities; they are never given for personal use. Each Cash Award is valued at around 1 million Swedish Krona.
Eligibility Criteria
Anyone, be they individuals or organisations, can be nominated for a Right Livelihood Award. There are no restrictions on who may submit a nomination, individuals or organisations can nominate a candidate.
Nominations for oneself, close relatives or their own organisations cannot be nominated for a Right Livelihood Award.
They have a strict rule that nominations and candidates for the Right Livelihood Award cannot be publicised. Infringement of this rule will make a candidate liable to disqualification.
They ensure that all information provided by nominators and candidates will be stored securely by the Foundation, and used only for the purposes of the nomination.