United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) 2025 Nansen Refugee Award

Each year, the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award recognizes several individuals, groups or organizations that have taken extraordinary action to protect and assist refugees, internally displaced or stateless people.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• UNHCR ansen Refugee Award
• Aim and Benefits of UNHCR ansen Refugee Award
• Requirements for UNHCR ansen Refugee Award Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for UNHCR ansen Refugee Award
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

UNHCR ansen Refugee Award

Aim and Benefits of UNHCR ansen Refugee Award

The 2025 global laureate will receive a commemorative medal and a monetary prize of US$100,000 to be reinvested in the humanitarian initiatives for which they are being recognized. Several regional winners will receive a smaller monetary prize to further their humanitarian work.

Requirements for UNHCR ansen Refugee Award Qualification

• Candidates may be individuals, groups or organizations.
• Their work must have a direct and positive impact on the lives of forcibly displaced or stateless people.
• Their work relates to a major displacement situation or issue. 
• This year we especially encourage nominations that relate to climate, sports, sustainable solutions and inclusions but we are open to other themes. 
• They devote substantial time and effort to support forcibly displaced or stateless people, going above and beyond the call of duty and outside their expected role.
• They have the capacity to successfully implement a suitable project with the prize money (US$100,000 for the global laureate, US$25,000 for regional winners).
• They have three strong references.

Interview date, Process and Venue for UNHCR ansen Refugee Award

Selection process 

• The global laureate and regional winners are chosen by an independent Selection Committee. 
• The selection process remains strictly confidential, and no information regarding the status of your nomination will be released. 
• The 2025 global laureate and regional winners will be announced in late 2025. 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit UNHCR website.