Deadline: 15 October 2015
The Evens Foundation is calling entries for the Evens Prize for Peace Education 2015. Through the 2015 Peace Education Prize, the Evens Foundation seeks to recognize and honour initiatives or practices that awaken and strengthen the social competence of preschool children, with particular focus on skills that facilitate a constructive attitude towards conflicts.
The 2015 edition of the Evens Peace Education Prize aims to highlight the importance of early childhood for the development of social competence, to promote activities that encourage such development, and to share inspiring practices in this field. The prize money of €25,000 will be awarded by an international expert jury and the Evens Foundation. It will be partly used to disseminate the good practice, in cooperation with the laureate(s).
About Evens Foundation
Since its establishment, the Evens Foundation has awarded biennial prizes in various fields to fulfil part of its mission. In this tradition, the Evens Prize for Peace Education was launched in 2011 as part of its Peace Education Program.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Evens Foundation is in search of initiatives or practices that strive to awaken and strengthen the social competence of preschool children – below the age of 6 – with particular focus on skills that facilitate a constructive attitude towards conflict.
- Only registered organizations, associations or institutions based and working in the European Union can participate.
- Only ongoing initiatives/practices in existence for two years or more are eligible.
- Allowing for possible adaptations to context, the initiative/practice is transferable to other countries. The laureate(s) is (are) expected to be involved in future Evens projects related to the focus of the prize.
Application Procedure
Submissions should be made in English, in electronic form or by post, along with the application form, which is available on website and send via email.
For more information, visit 2015 Peace Education Prize.
