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HRE USA

A network dedicated to building a culture of human rights

Awards, Grants, & Fellowships

Each year HRE USA recognizes innovation and leadership in Human Rights Education through their awards, grants, and fellowship opportunities.

The Edmonds Summer Fellowship

A fellowship created in honor of Kirby Edmonds to support students with hands-on leadership experience in human rights education.

The Flowers Fund Grant

A fund created in honor of Nancy Flowers to continue her legacy of innovation and mentorship in human rights education.

Youth in Action for Human Rights Awards

To encourage a new generation of human rights activists, the Youth in Action for Human Rights Awards recognize youth leadership in the defense of, advocacy for, and awareness raising/promotion of awareness about human rights in the United States. The Awards are made annually to individuals and a group in the United States whose work explicitly or implicitly reflects and promotes human rights values.

UCCHRE Award

HRE USA is happy to partner with the University and College Consortium for Human Rights Education (UCCHRE) and promote its annual Human Rights in Higher Education Award. The annual recipient is recognized during our virtual Human Rights Day celebration event on December 10th.

We are grateful for the generous support of our members, individual donors, and The Puffin Foundation Ltd
The core values of HRE USA and its partner organizations include transparency and critical thinking skills. We believe that human rights--and human rights education--belong to everyone, and that the full realization of human rights means that access to human rights education materials must never be conditioned upon the subscription to any particular religious faith, ideology, political affiliation, or membership in any particular organization and that any organizational connections should be openly acknowledged.