The Prize recognises inspiring achievements and exemplary contributions of an individual or organization, inter alia, to the building of a rules-based, people-oriented, people-centered ASEAN Community, and intra ASEAN collaborative efforts, in the following focused areas, taking into account the theme of ASEAN, as designated by the ASEAN Chair in that particular year:

• Outstanding collaboration between ASEAN Member States (AMS);
• Outstanding collaboration between ASEAN and the world;
• Outstanding people-to-people engagement among AMS;
• Outstanding economic integration and promotion of standards between or among AMS; or
• Other outstanding contributions to ASEAN Community Building

The Judging Committee (JC) will select the recipient of ASEAN Prize each year based on the criteria outlined above.

The nominee must be a citizen of or an organisation registered in any ASEAN Member State. The nominee must show his/her or the organisation’s verifiable achievements in promoting intra-ASEAN collaboration and the impacts that have been made on ASEAN.  The nominee should also share his/her/organisation’s future plans in continuing the work after winning the Prize.

Nominations from AMSs, which could be broadcast openly, would be collated by the National Focal Point. Shortlisted nominations would be submitted to the Judging Committee through the ASEAN Secretariat.

Nominated candidates will be disqualified if found to have committed or acted contrary to the aims, objectives and fundamental principles and values of ASEAN as well as the domestic laws of the relevant AMS.