The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has extended the deadline for nominations to the 2024 OPCW-The Hague Award to August 31, 2024.
The OPCW-The Hague Award is a prize established in 2014 to recognize those in academia, research, the chemical industry, international and regional organizations, and civil society, who make outstanding contributions to achieving a world free of chemical weapons. It was established in honor of the OPCW being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013 in recognition of its own efforts to rid the world of chemical weapons.
Recipients of the award receive a medallion, a certificate, and a share of a €90,000 ($97,400) prize fund, jointly supported by the OPCW and the Municipality of The Hague.
Last year’s winners were the Spiez Laboratory in Switzerland; Dr Syeda Sultana Razia, Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and member of the OPCW Scientific Advisory Board (SAB); and Dr Hubert K Foy, Founding Director and Senior Research Scientist at the African Centre for Science and International Security in Ghana.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible candidates may have made “major contributions” in any of the nine following areas, and must be citizens of, or institutions registered in, OPCW Member States.
- Preventing the re-emergence of chemical weapons
- Supporting national implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
- Promoting chemistry for peaceful purposes
- Preventing the threat of chemical terrorism
- Ensuring preparedness for chemical incidents and emergencies
- Promoting universality and awareness of the Chemical Weapons Convention
- Supporting victims of chemical weapons
- Eliminating chemical weapons
- Promoting the successful conclusion of the Chemical Weapons Convention
Nomination and Further Information
Click here to read more about the OPCW-The Hague Award, including about the selection process and the award ceremony at the annual Conference of the States Parties of the Chemical Weapons Convention in The Hague.
Further information about nominations for the 2024 OPCW-The Hague Award can be found here, and the form to nominate a candidate can be found here.
