[3] The Arctic Inspiration Prize is managed on a voluntary basis by the ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada.
[4] The Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP) was launched at the International Polar Year conference held in Montreal in April 2012.
[14] Ambassadors (as of March 2016) The first Arctic Inspiration Prize ceremony was held in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on 13 December 2012.
Four teams shared the $1 million award: The Arctic Food Network, the Nunavut Literacy Council, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and the Thaidene Nene Initiative.
Team members: Deneen Allen, Stephen Ellis, Dora Enzoe (Team leader), Gloria Enzoe, Mike Filipowitsch, Larry Innes, Erica Janes, Steven Nitah, Mike Palmer, Francois Paulette, Council of the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation, Thaidene Nene Negotiations Advisory Committee The second Arctic Inspiration Prize ceremony was held in Halifax, NS, Canada, on 11 December 2013.
Laureates are awarded a Diploma of recognition as well as an original work of art from a Canadian Arctic artist alongside the Prize.