Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize

Indicative award

$3M (total award)$3 million as of 2025 (raised from $2.5M in 2020, $2M in 2015, $1.5M in 2005, $1M at launch in 1996).

Timing

Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Awarded annually via a worldwide call for nominations; the Foundation's page does not publish a nomination deadline date.

Who can apply

Community organisation, Practitioner

Eligibility

Nonprofit organisations only, not individuals, anywhere in the world. Entry is by nomination through the Foundation's annual worldwide call, followed by extensive due diligence and selection by an eight-member independent jury.

SSWR clusters

• International Social Work and Global Issues
• Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy
• Health
• Communities and Neighborhoods

Topics

humanitarian relief · global nonprofits · unrestricted funding

Apply at

https://www.hiltonfoundation.org/prize/

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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