The nomination for the IV Edition for the Euro-Med Award for Dialogue between Cultures was launched on 2 April and the deadline on 31 May 2009. The nomination for the award was submitted online through the online nomination form. The three main eligibility criteria are:

a) nomination must include a CV of the candidate and a sample for his/her work
b) nomination must be made by a member of the ALF network
c) the nominee’s work and experience must be clearly relevant to the annual theme of the award.

Nomination statistics:

During the nomination period, we have received 44 nominations
Not eligible nominations:
a) nominated by non-members: 8
b) nominee’s work not relevant to award theme: 13
c) nomination not complete or poor: 2

Heads of Network involved in the nomination:

- A.D.C.E.I. (France)
- Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (Austria)
- Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània (Spain)
- Centre for International Studies, Dublin City University (Ireland)
- Groupement d'Etudes et de Recherches sur la Méditerranée (Morocco)
- Institute of International Relations in Prague (Czech Republic)
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt)

Nominees nationality:

The candidates nominated for this year’s edition were from the following countries: Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Morocco, Portugal, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Tunisia, Austria, Italy, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Lebanon.

What’s next:

The next phase will be the selection of the 5 runners-up or finalists by the Heads of National Network by 17 June 09. The winner of the Award will be chosen by the members of the network out of these 5 finalists through an online voting system which enables the members ONLY to participate in this public electoral process. The Award winner will be announced before 1 August 2009.
To view the list of nominations for this year and who is eligible for the second phase, please click here.