“We have many reasons to hope for great happiness, but…we have to earn it. And that’s something you can’t do by taking the easy way out. Earning happiness means doing good and working…”

Each year on or about Anne’s birthday of June 12, The Anne Frank Center honors Anne’s effort to improve the world with awards, stipends and a scholarship to students, educators and citizens who have demonstrated outstanding commitments to take a stand against discrimination of all kinds.

This commitment may be portrayed through involvement in programs offering conflict resolution, Holocaust education, peer education or community service. The selection is made by a committee and is based on a combination of the criteria outlined above, a personal essay, letters of support and documentation.

Please note that the AFC is proud of the many innovative and committed applicants whose teachings, programs and organizations help make a better world. We hope each and every applicant continues with their important work.

Mission of the Anne Frank Center USA
The Anne Frank Center USA is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the universal message of tolerance by developing and disseminating a variety of educational programs, including exhibitions, workshops and special events. Based on the power of Anne Frank’s diary, the Anne Frank Center USA aims to inspire the next generation to build a world based on compassion, mutual respect and social justice.