The Brussels-based King Baudouin Foundation invites nominations for the 2008-09 King Baudouin International Development Prize. The King Baudouin Prize is presented every two years to reward the work of persons or organisations that have made a substantial contribution to the development of countries in the Southern Hemisphere. Beyond its actual financial value, the Prize provides its winners with international visibility and promotion. The 2008-09 Prize, worth 150,000 euros, will be awarded in the spring of 2009 at the Royal Palace in Brussels. Previous prizewinners cover a broad spectrum of fields, from literacy to the education of rural communities, technology transfer, new forms of credit, fair trade, good governance, and protection of human rights defenders.

To nominate a candidate:

• Submitting a candidate's file may only be undertaken by a nominator (in other words an individual or an organisation distinct from the candidate); the Selection Committee will not consider actions undertaken by individuals who are applying for the Prize themselves or for the organisation within which they are active.
• The candidate must be either an individual or an organisation.
• Several individuals or organisations that are not structurally linked cannot be presented as one single candidacy.
• A former Prize winner may not be submitted a second time as a candidate. If a candidate was not withheld, it may, however, be submitted again for a next Prize.

The deadline for application is February 1 2008.

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Candidacies are submitted using the electronic candidacy form, available in English, Dutch, and French. Click here for an online application form or to access an application form in PDF format.

Click here to read about previous winners.