Deadline: March 16, 2020
Nominations are invited for the Transparency International Anti-Corruption Award 2020. Launched in 2000 as the Integrity Award, and renamed in 2016, the Anti-Corruption Award honours remarkable individuals and organisations worldwide, including journalists, public prosecutors, government officials and civil society leaders.
Winners are a source of inspiration to the anti-corruption movement because their actions echo a common message: that corruption can be challenged.
The Transparency International’s Anti-Corruption Award aims to recognise a particular action or initiative undertaken by one or several individuals or organisations and constituting a tangible contribution to the fight against corruption and the mission of the TI movement. While recipients of the Award would be expected to be of exemplary character, the Anti-Corruption Award will recognise a particular action or initiative demonstrating the manifold impacts in the fight against corruption worldwide.
Award
- The Award consists of a trophy and participation in a public award ceremony during the 19th edition of the International Anti-Corruption Conference to take place from June 2 – 5, 2020 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eligibility
- Open to person (or an organisation) discharging official or professional duties as well as to an activist(s) from all walks of life.
- Nominees must have undertaken an action that is likely to significantly influence, or to have had a significant impact on, existing levels of corruption in his/her respective country or region.
- The action should be one likely to attract interest and emulation in other parts of the world.
- The action must be particularly courageous and exemplary, inspirational and deserving of wide international recognition.
- The action should recognise the longevity of commitment to fighting corruption.
- Nominations for posthumous awards can be considered by the Committee only in truly exceptional cases.
Selection Criteria
The Committee will use the following criteria to assess eligible nominations:
- Impact
- Recipient/s must have undertaken an action that is likely to significantly influence, or to have had a significant impact on, existing levels of corruption in her/his respective country or region.
- Recipient/s demonstrate that fighting corruption is possible and can have impact on society and public good
- The recipient/s should be working in a country or region in which open society is at threat, and their anti-corruption work should strive to ensure that society does not falter.
- The action includes as many people affected by the act of corruption; rather than being solely an individual effort.
- The reception of the award enhances the awardee’s profile and protects the awardee from future threats.
- Courage
- The action must be particularly courageous and exemplary, inspirational and deserving of wide international recognition.
- The recipient should be recognised for what the potential or actual negative consequences were of their anti-corruption work.
- The action should likely attract interest and emulation in other parts of the world.
- Sustainability
- The action should recognise the longevity of commitment to fighting corruption.
- The action contributes to or has built resilient anti-corruption institutions and added to the durability and strength of the anti-corruption effort.
- As a result, the recipient drove real change in the medium to long-run with her/his work.
Application
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