Student Peace Prize

The Student Peace Prize
Awarded for	Significant contribution to creating peace and promoting human rights.
Country	Norway
First awarded	1999
Website	http://www.studentpeaceprize.org/

The Student Peace Prize is awarded biennially to a student or a student organization that has made a significant contribution to creating peace and promoting human rights. The Student Peace Prize (SPP) was established in 1999 – as an initiative by volunteers from the International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT). The prize is awarded on behalf of all Norwegian students, and is administrated by the Student Peace Prize Secretariat in Trondheim, which appoints a national nominations committee with representatives from universities and colleges in Norway, as well as an independent Peace Prize Committee that awards the prize. The award ceremony takes place during the International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT).^[1]

The current leader of the Student Peace Prize is Martin Støldal Gjervan.