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On April 24, the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative officially announced the opening of the nomination period for the 2021 Aurora Prize and called for putting forward inspiring humanitarians who go to extreme lengths to save the lives of others, including those fighting the global outbreak of COVID-19, organizers said in a statement.

As nominations open for the sixth annual Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, a special nomination form is introduced this year for the candidates whose response to the COVID-19 pandemic in any professional or personal capacity has been exemplary. The Aurora Prize is a global humanitarian award established to recognize modern day heroes and the exceptional impact their actions have made on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes in the face of adversity.

On behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, an Aurora Prize Laureate is honored each year with a US $1,000,000 award, which gives the Laureate a unique opportunity to continue the cycle of giving and support the organizations that have inspired humanitarian action.

The opening of the nomination period for the 2021 Aurora Prize was announced during a special online discussion titled “Aurora. Standing in Solidarity”, dedicated to honoring those who perished a century ago and celebrating modern heroes. During the discussion, the Aurora co-founders also revealed the names of 2020 Aurora Humanitarians.

Nominations are open to the public and can be made for candidates who have put their life, health, freedom, reputation or livelihood at risk to preserve human life. After being submitted online, nominations are assessed by an esteemed Expert Panel (in 2020, the Panel was comprised of 50 members), and the Aurora Humanitarians and Laureate are chosen by the Aurora Prize Selection Committee.