Ockenden International Prize

• Completed Entry Form (online or printed PDF version)
• Requested supporting documentation (as required by the Entry Form)

• The project must promote self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people.
• The project should demonstrate effectiveness in improving the lives of refugees and/or displaced people.
• The project should show real change for refugees and/or displaced people.
• The initiative should provide measurable evidence of outcomes.

Who is eligible?

• Organizations delivering projects supporting refugees and/or displaced people

Who is not eligible

Eligible expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

Eligible geographic areas

• Promotion of self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people
• Proven effectiveness in improving lives
• Evidence of real change achieved
• Measurable evidence of outcomes

• Complete the Entry Form (use the PDF version if submitting by post).
• Gather the requested documentation to support the entry.

• If submitting by post, print the Entry Form, complete it in block letters, and mail it with the requested documentation by the closing date to the address provided by the program.
• If stable Internet access is not available, use the postal entry option.

• Applications are reviewed by judges.
• Projects are assessed based on effectiveness, real change achieved, and measurable outcomes.
• Decisions are expected around March.

• Postal entries may be considered for organizations without stable Internet access.
• The judging process includes an emphasis on measurable evidence of outcomes.
• Applications are expected to be decided in March.
• The closing date indicated is 30 November 2026.