North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Manfred Wörner Essay Award This Award has been discontinued

To honour the memory of Manfred Wörner, the late NATO Secretary General, and in particular the role he played in transforming the Alliance at the end of the Cold War, the NATO Allies agreed to create an annual essay-writing competition : The Junior NATO Manfred Wörner Essay Award was open to academics, researchers and writers from both NATO and Partner countries, aged between 20 and 35. A prize of € 5000 was awarded to the individual who submitted the best essay on a topic of relevance to the Alliance.