The US National Humanitarian Medal is an American award that is awarded annually to individuals, groups or institutions for their services "in understanding the depths of the humanities, for interacting with them and helping to preserve them, providing public access to their resources."
| United States National Humanitarian Medal | ||
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| National humanities medal | ||
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| A country |  USA | |
| Type of | medal | |
| To whom is awarded | individuals and legal entities | |
| Who is handed | and | |
| Award Basis | for merits in improving humanitarian knowledge | |
| Status | is awarded | |
| Statistics | ||
| Established | 1997 | |
| Number of awards | 141 | |
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Prior to its founding, it was known as the Humanitarian Award, established in 1988. In 1997, the prize was replaced by the National Humanitarian Medal. The sign is a bronze medal on a scarlet (cervical) ribbon. The author of the medal is David Macaulay , winner of the 1995 Charles Frenkel Prize.
The medal is awarded at a ceremony by the President of the United States in the first half of each year, selected in accordance with the consultations of the National Endowment for the Humanities from the list of nominated candidates and active organizations. Before making a decision on recognition of the contribution “for creative and performing arts”, the National Fund, for each of the candidates, is interested in the opinions of those already awarded.