The Freedom Prize invites young people from 15 to 25 years old from Normandy, other French Regions and all over the world to choose each year a person or an organisation fighting for freedom. What makes this prize so special is that it involves young people at each of its stages: from the proposals submitted to the international panel of judges to the final selection of the winner.
The call for applications is now open!
Among its highlights, the Freedom Prize offers a call for applications to be part of the international jury of young people aged 15 to 25 who will meet on February 12 and 13, 2021 in Normandy to study all the "Our Freedom Prize 2021" proposals and determine collectively the three people or organizations whose struggles are, according to them, the most representative of a fight for freedom in 2021. These three people or organizations will then be submitted to an online vote open to 15-25 year olds around the world.
Two days of deliberations in Normandy
Open to 24 young internationals aged 15 to 25, this jury will meet on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 February 2021 in Normandy to examine all the commendable fights for freedom submitted via the call for proposals “Our Freedom Prize 2021”, to designate the three people or organizations that will be submitted to the online vote organized from 15th March to 25th April 2021. This vote will allow them to be decided and to designate the laureate of the third edition of the Freedom Prize.
During two days, the deliberations will be supervised and moderatedby the International Institute for Human Rights and Peace, with activities based on the respect of the opinion of others and mobilizing skills such as the ability to work in a team and argumentation.
Conditions to apply:
- Be between 15 and 25 years of age during the two days of deliberations;
- Be able to express yourself orally and in writing in French or English;
- Send the application form accompanied by a C.V. to prixliberte@normandie.fr by 15 November 2020 at the latest.
Discover of Normandy and participate in the 2021 Freedom Prize Ceremony
The 24 young people selected to be part of the international jury for the Freedom Prize will gather for several days in Normandy for the deliberations. This stay will be an opportunity for all the members of the jury to discover various emblematic sites of Norman heritage, including some strong symbols of the fight for freedom, during organized visits.
All costs for transport, accommodation and meals will be covered by the organizers.
The members of the jury will also be invited to the Freedom Prize award ceremony that will take place in Caen (France) as part of the Normandy World Peace Forum on June 2021.
