AWARDS

NAMUN 2025

NAMUN 2025 will be offering the following awards to recognize exceptional work displayed by delegates and delegations during our 3-day conference. For more information on awards, please contact Jasper Ma at jasper.ma@namun.org.

Please note that position papers are due by February 19th, 2025 at 11:59 ET. Please direct your position paper to your respective committee emails. Those emails can be found under the “committees” tab.

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INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

    • The Best Delegate Award is given to a delegate who possess unmatched leadership skills during the entire conference that sees them actively communicate with and lead other delegates to produce (an) original, effective, and excellently written draft resolution/public directives.

    • Best delegates consistently deliver eloquent speeches that contribute new ideas to the debate while being an accurate representation of the country or character they were assigned.

    • Best delegates also possess a strong grasp of NAMUN’s rules of procedure which allows them to contribute to the setting of the agenda and determining caucus times and topics.

    • In Crisis Committees or Specialized Agencies, best delegates have unrivalled engagement with the crisis room which they use to actively shape the direction of the committee.

    Delegates must submit a position paper to be considered for this award.

    • The Outstanding Delegate Award is bestowed upon a delegate who frequently delivers speeches of outstanding quality that contribute in some way to the debate.

    • Outstanding delegates have high involvement in the committee throughout the conference and they produce (a) draft resolution/ public directives with other delegates that contain their original ideas.

    • Outstanding delegates are comfortable with NAMUN’s rules of procedure and are an accurate representation of their assigned nation throughout the conference. In crisis committees or specialized agencies, outstanding delegates are frequently engaged with the backroom to accomplish specific goals.

    Delegates must submit a position paper to be considered for this award.

    • Awarded to the delegate who submits the best position paper in the committee.

    • Papers will be evaluated on the quality of the research and the quality of the writing.


COMMITTEE-SPECIFIC AWARDS

    • An honourable mention is awarded to delegates who displayed superior Model UN ability.

    • This award is bestowed to a delegate who has spoken eloquently and effectively throughout the conference, has displayed strong involvement in both the moderated and unmoderated caucuses, and has actively contributed to the creation of a strong draft resolution.

    Delegates must submit a position paper to be considered for this award.

    • The Best Judge Award is given to the delegate who has done extensive and complete legal research on the matter at hand, has asked excellent questions that have contributed significantly to the understanding and verdict of the case.

    • Best judges provide an unparalleled deliberation on the case that take into account the opinions and ideas of fellow judges while being based primarily on relevant international law.

    • The Outstanding Judge Award is awarded to the delegate who has conducted a thorough review of the international law surrounding the case they are assigned, asks questions that display a strong understanding of international law and the case presented before them.

    • Outstanding judges accurately deliberate the case with their fellow judges in a way that reflect the strength of their research.


DELEGATION AWARDS

There are four delegation awards at NAMUN:

Outstanding Small Delegation

Best Small Delegation

Outstanding Large Delegation

Best Large Delegation

These awards are bestowed upon delegations who have received the most points based on the number and quality of awards granted to individual (or dual in GA) delegates within their delegations. The formula is as follows: 

Honourable mention = 1 point

Outstanding Delegate/Judge = 2 points

Best Delegate/Judge = 3 points  

Point total/ Number of Delegates* = Value used in ranking delegations

Small delegations are delegations with 9 or fewer delegates. Large delegations are those delegations with 10 or more delegates sent to NAMUN. “Outstanding” denotes the second-most points per delegate whereas “Best” is the delegation with the most points per delegate.

*In the case of a double delegation for a GA assignment, the double delegation will count as one delegate. 

Further questions about delegate awards can be directed to info@namun.org.

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