It’s award season in Hollywood– the Golden Globe, the SAG Awards, the Grammys, and the Oscars all taking place in the first quarter of the year– and it got us thinking, why isn’t there an award to recognize the hard work and dedication of the Model UN community?

Introducing the Model United Nations National Achievement Awards– the MUNNYs!

The inaugural season of the MUNNY awards– and yes, winners will be receiving awards from us!

We’re designing the MUNNYs as a way to celebrate our communities achievements over the past year, and we hope to make it an annual tradition. Categories will recognize teachers, students, conferences, chairs, and secretariat members. Nominations will be open on the All-American website for a multi-week period, followed by a period of voting on finalists.

MUNNY award winners will be chosen half by popular vote and half by All-American staff.

Timeline for MUNNY Awards

Nomination Period: January 25th-February 15th
Final Voting Period: February 15th-February 29th
MUNNY Awards Livestream: March 7th at 8:00PM EST

MUNNY Nominations

Nominations are now open for the following categories:

Best High School Faculty Advisor or Teacher

Most Creative Small Committee (under 40 delegates)

Most Creative Large Committee (over 40 delegates)

Best Background Guide

Best Small Committee (under 30 delegates)

Best Mid-sized Committee (between 31-100 delegates)

Best Large Committee (over 100 delegates)

Best High School Head Delegate

Best Secretary-General of a High School Conference

Best High School Run Model UN Conference

Best One-Day Conference

Best Small Conference (under 300 delegates)

Best Mid-sized Conference (301-1000 delegates)

Best Large Conference (1000+ delegates)

Best High School Model UN Program

To nominate yourself or someone you admire, please visit http://allamericanmun.com/munnys to complete your nomination form. Anonymous nominations will be not allowed, but all nomination forms will be kept confidential.