The Good Human Awards
- Lionheart Award: Recognizing an individual who creates impact for people and organizations through daily action.
- Bellwether Award: Recognizing an individual who champions DEI, ESG, and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
- Change Maker Award: Recognizing an individual who influences and mobilizes audiences to create impact at scale.
- Submit a Nomination If you know someone who makes a difference in the world through social impact, nominate them
La Marque
- In summer 2019, the Keep La Marque Beautiful Commission officially kicked off the Good Neighbor Award program to recognize people doing good deeds in La Marque.
- Nominations are accepted 24/7 with our online form. Judging will take place at the next KLMB Commission meeting Winners will be issued a certificate, yard sign for one month and photos will be published in the Keep La Marque Beautiful Commission public Facebook group.
Class Act
- Welcome to Class Act, our award program which encourages schools to spread kindness around the world. Kindness comes in many forms, all of which have a positive impact on communities both locally and globally.
- The award winner will be the group that is the most inventive in performing an awesome act or acts of kindness. They will receive $8,000 (or their country’s equivalent) for their school and have the opportunity to be featured on social media to serve as an inspiration to others.
The Riley’s Way
- The Call For Kindness (C4K) gives young leaders (ages 13-22) across the country the skills, connections, and funding they need to run social impact projects that inspire kindness and strengthen their local, national, or global communities. The Call For Kindness consists of a 12-month leadership development fellowship and a startup grant of up to $3,000. Fellows receive 1:1 coaching and project support, virtual skill-building sessions, an in-person leadership Retreat, networking, mentorship opportunities, and a peer community of other young changemakers. Fellows can also apply for Continuation Grants with ongoing project support and coaching. We have created an incredible community of young changemakers and are excited to see what 2023 brings!
Southwest
- As the airline with Heart, we invited our Employees, Customers and friends to join us in inspiring One Million Acts of Kindness. You answered the call! Communities came together to plant trees. Neighbors checked on each other. Employees celebrated each other’s accomplishments.
- To celebrate reaching our goal, we gave away one million dollars’ worth of travel awards to nonprofits doing great work in the communities they serve.
Nobel Peace Prize
- With regard to the Peace Prize, the will of Alfred Nobel stipulated that it was to be awarded to the person "who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses". Over the course of time the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded in recognition of many different kinds of peace work and concepts of peace.
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
- Awarded for the first time in 1988 to Nelson Mandela and Anatoli Marchenko, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is the highest tribute paid by the European Union to human rights work. It gives recognition to individuals, groups and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to protecting freedom of thought. Through the prize and its associated network the EU assists laureates, who are supported and empowered in their efforts to defend their causes.
The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity
- On behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity will be granted annually to an individual whose actions have had an exceptional impact on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes.
- The Aurora Prize Laureate will be honored with a US $1,000,000 award and will have the unique opportunity to continue the cycle of giving by nominating and supporting organizations that help people in need
The Wallenberg Medal
- The Wallenberg Medal is the creation and gift of Jon Rush, professor of art and design at the University of Michigan. He first learned about Raoul Wallenberg because the School of Art and Design had been part of the College of Architecture where Wallenberg was a student.
- When Rush learned that a committee had been formed to present a medal to outstanding humanitarians, he contacted the Wallenberg Committee and offered to donate the medal itself. He designed the medal, made the model, and oversaw its production. The medal is bronze plated with gold. On the front of the medal is a portrait of Wallenberg with the words, “One Person Can Make a Difference.” On the reverse is the official seal of the University of Michigan and the words “Raoul Wallenberg, Class of 1935.”
The Sydney Peace Prize
- Every day, remarkable people around the world stand up to prove that peace is possible. When we celebrate and support solutions that demand justice for everyone, encourage empathy, and advocate nonviolence, we can set a new agenda.
- Some Sydney Peace Prize recipients help families overcome poverty, courageously champion the rights of Indigenous peoples, or fight racial oppression. Others reconcile people and nations, take on the powers that destroy the earth we all depend on, or promote nonviolence and demand aggressors put down their weapons.
- Sydney Peace Prize recipients are some of the world’s most effective peacemakers. They champion solutions to the most urgent global challenges and inspire us to be the change we want to see. The Prize brings the community together to recognise these extraordinary achievements. It starts vital public debate and creates a platform to ensure their voices are heard.
The Edelstam Prize
- The Edelstam Prize is awarded to a person who has shown outstanding contributions and courage in defense of Human Rights. The Edelstam Prize is named for the Swedish diplomat and ambassador Harald Edelstam
The Carnegie Medal
- The Carnegie Medal is a bronze medallion three inches in diameter and is awarded to civilians who risk death or serious physical injury to an extraordinary degree saving or attempting to save the lives of others.
The Civil Courage Prize
- The Civil Courage Prize honors the extraordinary few among us who resolutely pursue freedom for many despite the consequences to themselves. Inspired by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the prize is bestowed by the Train Foundation to those who fight tyranny as a personal mission. Recipients are people who stand between oppressors and the rest of us.
The Freedom Award
- The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their support of their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve. Nominations must come from a Guard or Reserve member who is employed by the organization they are nominating, or from a family member. The award was created to publicly recognize employers who provide exceptional support to their Guard and Reserve employees. It is the highest in a series of employer recognition awards given by the Department of Defense
The Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
- The Martin Ennals Award is an annual prize for human rights defenders. Finalists and the Laureate are selected by a Jury of ten of the world’s leading human rights NGOs. The Award provides protection and support to human rights defenders who are at risk.
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
- Each year, we're proud to recognize a range of truth-tellers, activists, and changemakers from across the world for their transformative work in the pursuit of a more just and peaceful world. Our awards uplift the voices of the most courageous frontline advocates and leaders, and amplify their messages to a worldwide audience.
The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
- The UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights is an honorary award given to individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding achievement in human rights. The Prize was established by the General Assembly in 1966 and was awarded for the first time on 10 December 1968, the twentieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Prize has since been awarded in 1973, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2018.
- The Prize is an opportunity not only to give public recognition to the achievements of the recipients themselves, but also to send a clear message of support to human rights defenders around the world.
IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor
- sponsored by Motorola Solutions, is presented annually at the general session of Fire-Rescue International. The award honors a firefighter for his or her expert training, professional service and dedication to the duty displayed in saving human life. The 2023 nomination season will open in early 2023.
Excellence in Fire & Life Safety Award
- honors those who have dedicated themselves to saving lives and property through the development of codes, fire-prevention practices and leadership techniques.
Safety, Health and Survival Section awards
- recognize both organizations and individuals who have made a significant contribution to the overall environment of health and safety in their organizations or the fire service
America Achieves Fellowships for Teachers and Principals
- The America Achieves Fellowship for Teachers and Principals brings together 480 of Colorado and New York’s most effective educators to provide their expertise in helping shape education policies. Working as a network of peer leaders, Fellows share ideas and advise policymakers on local, state and national education policies—working in a real-world policy context while simultaneously building communication and advocacy skills.
- Offered by: America Achieves
Award: One-year fellowship experience and stipend
Open to: PK-12 public school teachers and principals in Colorado and New York
Application process: Candidates may be nominated to apply, or may self-apply.
Deadline: To receive notifications for the next application cycle, sign up here.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards for Teaching
- Founded in 2009, the Fulbright Distinguished Awards for Teaching Program offers educators of varying kinds (including guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, librarians and others) the unique opportunity to take part in an intensive professional development program for several months abroad. Throughout the school year, grantees embark on a journey that begins in Washington, D.C. and then sends them to one of eleven participating countries, where they work within their host countries’ local schools, study at a research center or university, and complete a capstone project that will enhance their learning and have practical applications to their teaching practices. Upon returning home, grantees share the knowledge and experience they gained while abroad with teachers and students in their home schools and communities.
- Offered by: US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Award: Three to six months abroad to take classes at an international university, observe classes, participate in seminars at local schools, and complete a capstone project
Open to: US and international K-12 educators with at least five years of full-time teaching experience and a master’s degree (or currently enrolled in a master’s program)
Application Process: Candidates may self-apply.
Deadline: Applications typically open in late summer, and close early winter.
Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellowship
- Hope Street Group’s National Teacher Fellowship is a highly competitive opportunity for classroom teachers and instructional coaches from across the country who are passionate about contributing their ideas and expertise to help shape education reform. The program is designed to help participants learn new skills and provide them with the tools they need to advocate for local and national policy changes. Fellows are given opportunities to learn media skills and receive support in writing blog posts, op-eds and letters to the editor; meet directly with leading policymakers to share teacher views and to present educator-generated solutions; and receive invitations to national educator voice events.
- Offered by: Hope Street Group
Award: One-year fellowship experience with a $3,000 stipend
Open to: Classroom teachers and instructional coaches
Application Process: Candidates may self-apply.
Deadline: Applications typically open in winter, and close at the end of February.
Milken Educator Award
- For the past 30 years, the Milken Educator Awards have honored top K-12 educators around the country with $25,000 unrestricted awards. “Not an accolade for ‘lifetime achievement’ or the proverbial gold watch at the exit door, the award targets early-to-mid career education professionals for their already impressive achievements and for the promise of what they will accomplish in the future.” The Milken Educator Award recognizes several dozen educators a year, catching them by surprise when their names are announced at emotional all-school assemblies in front of cheering students, proud colleagues, distinguished officials and the media. Along with the monetary prize, recipients are invited to participate in professional development opportunities and to join the Milken Educator Network, a group of over 2,700 educators and leaders from across the country.
- Offered by: Milken Family Foundation
Award: $25,000
Open to: Early to mid-career educators
Application Process: Candidates must be nominated by a panel appointed by their state’s department of education.
Deadline: Rolling
National Board Certification
- More than 100,000 teachers have received this advanced teaching credential, awarded through an intensive, peer-reviewed process. Teachers seeking certification must analyze their teaching contexts and students’ needs, submit videos of their teaching, and provide student work samples that exhibit growth and achievement. They must demonstrate a strong command of content, the ability to design appropriate experiences that advance student learning, the use of assessments to inform instructional decision making, and partnerships with colleagues, parents and the community. Teachers often describe the process of certification as a rewarding professional experience itself. Additionally, many school districts offer salary increases for National Board Certified teachers.
- Offered by: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Award: Advanced certification
Open to: Educators with at least 3 years of teaching or school counseling experience
Application Process: Candidates may self-apply.
Deadline: Rolling
NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence
- Offered by the 3.2-million member National Education Association, the NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence recognize educators whose professional practice and advocacy for the profession are deemed exemplary. Dozens of educators are selected for the California Casualty Awards for Teaching Excellence each year, which grant winners $2,500 each to spend on their classrooms. In addition, five nominees are selected for the $10,000 Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence. These winners are then automatic finalists for the Foundation’s top honor, the NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence, a prize of $25,000. All awardees are honored at the annual Salute to Excellence in Education Gala, a special celebration of all who work in America’s public schools.
- Offered by: National Education Association
Award: California Casualty awardees receive $2,500 to use in their classrooms. Horace Mann awardees receive $10,000. One NEA Member Benefits Award winner receives $25,000.
Open to: NEA members
Application Process: Candidates must be nominated by an NEA affiliate.
Deadline: Deadlines are February 1st, June 1st, and October 15th.
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
- It’s no secret that one of our nation’s major priorities in education has been to improve the teaching of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects. The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) were founded in 1983, and currently represent the highest honor bestowed by the United States government specifically for K-12 math and science teachers. In 2016, President Obama named 213 teachers as recipients of the award. Since its inception, the award has recognized more than 4,700 teachers from the 50 states and four U.S. jurisdictions.
- Offered by: The National Science Foundation
Award: A certificate signed by the President of the United States, a paid trip for two to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities in Washington, D.C., and a $10,000 award.
Open to: K-6th grade math and science (including computer science) teachers who have at least 5 years of teaching experience
Application Process: Candidates may be nominated to apply, or may self-apply.
Deadline: Applications typically open in the winter, and close early spring.
Rosenthal Prize for Innovation in Math Teaching
- Open to all math teachers across the country in grades 4-12, the annual Rosenthal Prize was designed by the National Museum of Mathematics to recognize and promote hands-on math teaching. Winners submit exceptional math activities that they use in the classroom to share with other math teachers around the country. Winning activities are innovative, engaging, hands-on, original and replicable. One winner and up to five runners-up will be selected each year.
- Offered by: The National Museum of Mathematics
Award: $25,000 (winner) and up to five additional monetary awards for runners-up
Open to: Full-time 4th-12th grade math teachers
Application Process: Candidates may self-apply.
Deadline: Applications typically open in the winter, and close late spring.
Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellowship
- Teach Plus’ Policy Fellowships seek highly effective K-12 classroom teachers united by their passion for teaching and the aspiration to modernize their profession so that more top-performing teachers will stay in the classroom. Through this program, Teach Plus demonstrates that teachers can influence education policy on a local and national scale. Throughout their cohort experience, Fellows meet in monthly sessions that offer personal interaction with key education leaders; a challenging course of study in education policy, research and best practices from across the nation; and the opportunity to advocate for policies that will better serve students and retain excellent teachers. Originally a Boston-based program, the Fellowship currently engages Fellows in Chicago, Boston, Indianapolis, and Los Angeles. There are also state-level fellowships in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, and New Mexico.
- Offered by: Teach Plus
Award: 8-12+ month fellowship experience and a $1,500 stipend
Open to: Classroom teachers who have 2-10 years of teaching experience, and are located in one of Teach Plus’ sites
Application Process: Candidates may be nominated to apply, or may self-apply.
Deadline: Application deadlines differ between sites.
Teaching Ambassador Fellowship
- Initiated in 2007, the Teaching Ambassador Fellowship was built on the belief that “teachers perform many vital leadership activities in classrooms and schools, but too often lack opportunities to contribute their knowledge to the development of education policy on a broader scale.” The Fellowship enables outstanding teachers to bring their classroom expertise to and expand their knowledge of the national dialogue about education. Washington Fellows are selected to work for the Department of Education full-time in Washington, D.C., and Classroom Fellows are selected to work part-time from their home communities while they continue to teach. In assisting the Department, Fellows have the opportunity to learn about its programs, resources and policies, share this information with other educators, and provide their own and colleagues’ input into the Department’s work
- Offered by: US Department of Education
Award: One-year fellowship experience as either a Washington Fellow (paid full-time) or a Classroom Fellow (paid part-time)
Open to: PK-12 public school teachers with at least 5 years of teaching experience
Application Process: Candidates may self-apply.
Deadline: Applications typically open in the winter, and close early February. To receive email notifications on the next application cycle
Blue Ribbon Schools
- The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students' academic achievement.
Employers for Education Excellence
- The Employers for Education Excellence honors Texas employers who encourage and support staff participation and voluntarism in the public schools
Heroes for Children
- The State Board of Education established the Heroes for Children award program in 1994. The award is designed to recognize excellence in advocacy for education and to highlight the many outstanding volunteers whose efforts represent significant contributions to public school education in Texas.
Milken National Educator Awards
- Dubbed the “Oscars of Teaching” by Teacher Magazine, the Milken National Educator Awards program rewards and inspires excellence in the world of education by honoring top educators around the country with $25,000 unrestricted awards
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching
- Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching are the nation's highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science, including computer science.
State Board of Education Heroes for Children Awards
- State Board of Education Heroes for Children Awards recognizes individuals who volunteer time, effort, and support to public schools and students. Any Texas resident who gives time, effort, service, and support to public schools and students, with the exception of elected officials and educational employees, can be nominated.
State Board of Education Student Heroes Awards
- State Board of Education Student Heroes Awards program recognizes outstanding Texas public school students in prekindergarten through high school who assist other students.
Texas State Teacher of the Year Program
- Every fall, the Texas State Teacher of the Year Program honors 40 Regional Teachers of the Year, including two State Teachers of the Year award recipients.
National Teacher of the Year
- The National Teacher of the Year award is one of the most highly recognized educator awards. There are awardees from each U.S. state, territory, and Department of Defense schools.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History award recognizes educators with the National History Teacher of the Year. Each state winner receives a prize of $1 thousand and the national winner earns a $10 thousand cash award and a recognition ceremony in New York City.
National Science Teachers Association
- The National Science Teachers Association also supports an active award and recognition program. Awardees come from both the K-12 and college level.
Computer Science Teachers Association
- The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), in consort with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Infosys Foundation USA, jointly award $5 thousand to five teachers for “Teaching Excellence in Computer Science”. Recognition ceremonies are held during the CSTA Annual Conference.
Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching
- The Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. (PAEMST). This is the nation's highest recognition for STEM teaching. Winners of a Presidential Award for Excellence are given a tour of the White House and receive a cash award of $10 thousand that can be used at their own discretion. Additionally, the PAEMST awardees from every state, territory, and U.S. military base schools, converge in the nation's capital for a series of professional development meetings with NSF researchers. The celebration wraps up with a dinner at the National Zoo and the official award ceremony at DAR Constitution Hall.
Medal of Honor
- The nation’s highest military award for valor is the Medal of Honor, presented by the president in Congress’ name. By law, only U.S. service members who distinguish themselves “through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty” can receive the medal
Service Crosses
- The second-highest recognition for valor, the Service Crosses honor service members’ extraordinary acts of heroism. Learn about the three variations: the Army’s Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross and the Air Force Cross.
Silver Star
- The Silver Star Medal originated as the “Citation Star,” an Army decoration established on July 9, 1918. The Citation Star was a small (3/16” diameter) silver star that could be worn on the ribbon of any Army campaign decoration.
- The decoration was replaced in 1932 with the Silver Star Medal, which was designed with a gilt bronze finish, with the original silver Citation Star placed in the middle of a new, larger star. The larger star represents military service, and the laurel wreath encircling its center signifies achievement.
- The ribbon is based on the colors of the American flag, with a center stripe of red flanked by stripes of white, which are flanked by blue bands with borders of white edged in blue.
Officer of the Month Award
- Since September 1996, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has honored a deserving officer (or set of officers) each month at the local, state or federal level—men and women who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. In addition to recognition in their own communities, Officer of the Month Award recipients are honored at a special awards reception each May in Washington, DC, during National Police Week, and they are featured in the Memorial Fund’s annual calendar.
State of Texas Achievement Awards
- Each year, Texas has the opportunity to recognize the best and brightest in law enforcement with the State of Texas Achievement Awards. Awards may be presented to individuals in twenty separate events or accomplishments, which facilitates group as well as individual nominations. The nominations must be submitted by an elected official of the State, an elected official of a political subdivision, an administrator of a law enforcement agency, or a person holding a current license issued by TCOLE.