The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation invites nominations for the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize for organisations that have made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering anywhere in the world. Nominations are sought from throughout the international community.

The US$1.5 million prize is presented annually to an established nonprofit, charitable, or non-governmental organisation. Nominees must be organisations, not individuals. The prize is not a grant based on future goals, but an award for recent and historic accomplishments.

Nominated organisations must have an operating budget larger than US$500,000.

Click here to access full award information.

Since the prize is not a grant, nomination material should emphasise the organisation’s accomplishments rather than future goals. Both historic and recent performance should be addressed. Following are suggested criteria to consider in describing the nominee’s work:

• Extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering
  
• Established record of achievement
  
• Innovation in programme design
  
• Organisational capacity and administrative efficiency
  
• Demonstration of long-term impact

Click here to read about past recipients.

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation website, March 3 2010.