Max van der Stoel Award

Max van der Stoel Award For extraordinary and outstanding achievements in improving the position of national minorities in the OSCE participating States. Nominations for the www.osce.org/hcnm/mvdsaward 2026 Max van der Stoel Award The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands What is the Max van der Stoel Award? will present the 2026 prize at a special ceremony in Who are the past winners? The Hague in the autumn. The Max van der Stoel Award is a prize of €50,000 that is presented every two years for extraordinary and 2024 Natur og Ungdom, Norway Deadline 15 March 2026 outstanding achievements in improving the position of 2022 Social Justice Center, Georgia national minorities in the OSCE participating States. How is the winner selected? 2020 Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, OSCE field operations, institutions and Established in 2001 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ireland delegations of the Netherlands, the Award honours Max van der The office of the HCNM manages the selection process. 2018 High school students from Jajce, Bosnia and Nominate through the online form here; by email to: Stoel, who was the first OSCE High Commissioner on After drawing up a shortlist of candidates, a specially Herzegovina mvds@hcnm.org; or write to: Max van der Stoel National Minorities (HCNM). composed international jury, chaired by the High 2016 The Association for Historical Dialogue and Award, Tournooiveld 4, 2511CX The Hague, the Commissioner, chooses the winner. Research, Cyprus Netherlands. 2014 Spravedlivost, Kyrgyzstan Who was Max van der Stoel? Eligible candidates include international organizations, 2011 The Nansen Dialogue Centre Skopje, North Everyone else non-governmental organizations, research institutes, Macedonia You can propose a candidate to the HCNM Max van der Stoel (1924–2011) was a Dutch statesman government bodies or individuals in the OSCE 2009 The Integration and Development Centre for using the online form here; by email to: who had a long and distinguished career. He was participating States. Information and Research, Ukraine mvds@hcnm.org; or by writing to: Max van der appointed as the first OSCE HCNM in 1992 and served 2007 The European Roma Rights Centre, Hungary Stoel Award, Tournooiveld 4, 2511CX The Hague, until 2001. He was twice Minister of Foreign Affairs of OSCE field presences and institutions, and delegations 2005 The “Memorial” International Historical the Netherlands. The HCNM will decide whether to the Netherlands, and held seats in both the upper and of the OSCE participating States are encouraged to Enlightenment, Human Rights and nominate your submission. lower houses of the Dutch Parliament. He served as nominate candidates. Anyone else can propose an Humanitarian Society, Russian Federation Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the eligible candidate by contacting the office of the HCNM, 2003 The Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Please include the name of the candidate, United Nations and was awarded the honorary title of which will decide whether to nominate the proposed Ethnic Studies, Latvia relevant contact information and the reason for Minister of State by the then Queen Beatrix. candidate. your nomination (100–200 words, in English).