Nominations are being sought for a humanitarian award, which has previously recognised a Scottish nurse working in Libya and was awarded posthumously to aid worker Linda Norgrove in 2011.
The 2013 Robert Burns Humanitarian Awards will recognise an individual or group which has saved, improved or enriched the lives of others or society through self-sacrifice or "hands-on" charitable work.
Founded in 2002, the award is supported by South Ayrshire Council, EventScotland and VisitScotland, and winners receive the equivalent of 1759 guineas as well as a special handcrafted award.
The winner of the 2012 award was Karen Graham, a Scots nurse who risked her life to treat patients from both sides of the Libyan civil war.
Previous recipients include Ms Norgrove, who died during a US military-led rescue mission to free her from Afghan captors, Habib Malik, Scotland manager of the Disasters Emergency Committee and a member of Islamic Relief, and Guy Willoughby, founder and chief executive of the Halo Trust, which specialises in the removal of war debris.
See www.robertburnsaward.com
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