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French Republic Human Rights Prize

  • Organization: Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme (CNCDH)
  • Type: Award
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: October 4, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

France's National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH) awards this prize every year, on behalf of the French Prime Minister, to grassroots human rights work carried out in France or anywhere in the world. The 2026 edition has a single theme: protecting the right to asylum and the fundamental rights of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people. Individuals and NGOs of any nationality can apply with a project in that area. **What you get:** - Five laureates share a total award of €70,000 from the CNCDH, to be used to carry out their projects - A medal, presented at an official ceremony in Paris around 10 December 2026, Human Rights Day - The right to call yourself a laureate of the 2026 French Republic Human Rights Prize - Possible international protection from French diplomacy for laureates and special mentions - Five further candidates receive an unfunded Special Mention medal from the French ambassador in their country **What you'll do:** - Run a rights-based project on asylum and displacement, such as public awareness and advocacy to authorities, legal and administrative support for refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced people, training for border police, officials or health and social workers, or support to exercise rights linked to integration or resettlement - Submit a signed application letter, the CNCDH application form describing your work, project and budget, and your postal and bank details (RIB or IBAN) - If you win, report back to the CNCDH within 13 months of receiving the money on what the project achieved and how the funds were spent **Key dates:** - Call published 8 June 2026 - Applications close 4 October 2026 at midnight (the call says GMT+1) - Award ceremony in Paris around 10 December 2026 **More information:** - The application must be written in French; files in English or Spanish are considered at the jury's discretion - Apply by email to prixdesdroitsdelhomme@cncdh.fr or by post to the CNCDH General Secretariat, 20 avenue de Ségur, 75007 Paris - The call is published in French, English, Spanish, Arabic and Russian on the CNCDH 2026 edition page - Projects offering direct material aid are out of scope

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Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme (CNCDH)Award

French Republic Human Rights Prize

Oct 04, 2026 23:59:00 CET
Opportunity type
Award
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Oct 04, 2026 23:59:00 CET

About this opportunity

France's National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH) awards this prize every year, on behalf of the French Prime Minister, to grassroots human rights work carried out in France or anywhere in the world. The 2026 edition has a single theme: protecting the right to asylum and the fundamental rights of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people. Individuals and NGOs of any nationality can apply with a project in that area.

What you get:

  • Five laureates share a total award of €70,000 from the CNCDH, to be used to carry out their projects
  • A medal, presented at an official ceremony in Paris around 10 December 2026, Human Rights Day
  • The right to call yourself a laureate of the 2026 French Republic Human Rights Prize
  • Possible international protection from French diplomacy for laureates and special mentions
  • Five further candidates receive an unfunded Special Mention medal from the French ambassador in their country

What you'll do:

  • Run a rights-based project on asylum and displacement, such as public awareness and advocacy to authorities, legal and administrative support for refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced people, training for border police, officials or health and social workers, or support to exercise rights linked to integration or resettlement
  • Submit a signed application letter, the CNCDH application form describing your work, project and budget, and your postal and bank details (RIB or IBAN)
  • If you win, report back to the CNCDH within 13 months of receiving the money on what the project achieved and how the funds were spent

Key dates:

  • Call published 8 June 2026
  • Applications close 4 October 2026 at midnight (the call says GMT+1)
  • Award ceremony in Paris around 10 December 2026

More information:

  • The application must be written in French; files in English or Spanish are considered at the jury's discretion
  • Apply by email to prixdesdroitsdelhomme@cncdh.fr or by post to the CNCDH General Secretariat, 20 avenue de Ségur, 75007 Paris
  • The call is published in French, English, Spanish, Arabic and Russian on the CNCDH 2026 edition page
  • Projects offering direct material aid are out of scope

Who can apply

  • Open to individuals and non-governmental organisations, regardless of nationality or borders
  • Project must address the 2026 theme: protecting the right to asylum and the fundamental rights of refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced people
  • Project must take a human rights based approach and can be carried out in France or in any other country
  • Priority to projects that offer comprehensive support, take transformative and restorative action, and involve the people concerned
  • Direct material assistance projects are not eligible
  • Application in French, signed by the individual or the NGO's president or legal representative
  • Members of the CNCDH cannot apply; past applicants may apply again

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Good to know

  • +Awarded by France's national human rights commission on behalf of the Prime Minister, now in its 39th edition
  • +Open to individuals and NGOs of any nationality, and you apply free by email
  • +Winners receive money for their project, a medal at a ceremony in Paris and possible protection from French diplomacy

Worth checking yourself

  • !Closes 4 October 2026 at midnight Paris time, so send it by 3 October to be safe
  • !The €70,000 is shared equally among five laureates, not paid to each
  • !The application must be written in French; English or Spanish is accepted only at the jury's discretion
  • !This year's theme is asylum and refugee rights, and it suits people already doing that work on the ground

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French Republic Human Rights Prize
Oct 04, 2026 23:59:00 CET