US Servas 2026 Peace Award

The US Servas Peace Award is a fabulous way to support a Peace & Justice NGO in which you are personally and actively involved. Why not nominate your group for an award so that they might be awarded a $5,000 grant from US Servas.

In recognition of the exceptional defense of peace and justice demonstrated by our neighbors in Minneapolis-Saint Paul this winter, and because the US Servas National Conference will take place in Minneapolis, MN the weekend of August 8-9,the US Servas Peace Team has decided to focus our 2026 Peace Award on a Twin Cities-focused organization, and invites Servas members to nominate one they feel worthy of this $5,000 award. Nominations are now open (APPLY HERE). Nominations will close June 1, 2026.

The nominee must be a non-religious-based 501(c)3 organization working to advance peace and justice in Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Acknowledging that there are many ways to promote these goals, we invite nominators to “make the case” for how their nominee builds peace, justice, or sustainability.

US Servas will award the recipient organization $5,000 to help forward their work. This represents both a substantial increase from our previous Peace Award, as well as a focus shift from an individual award recipient to an organization.

The US Servas Peace Team will present the award at our August 2026 National Conference in Minneapolis. A representative of the selected organization will be invited to speak at the conference.

Any current member of US Servas, whether Friend or Host/Traveler, may nominate an organization. The Peace Team will review nominations in early June and inform the award-winner by mid-June.

Servas connects people working for a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world. Knowing that many or even most of our members are dedicated servants of this vision, we look forward to receiving your nominations. ~US Servas Peace Team