The Nobel Peace Prize was started in 1901 and has been awarded to 100 individuals

It was the last prize described in Alfred Nobel's will, which left most of his fortune to the creation of the prizes. Other Nobel Prizes are awarded in the areas of physics, chemistry, medicine and literature.

The peace prize is awarded each year to 'the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.'

Though Snowden is eligible for nomination for the December 2017 prize, it's unlikely he'd be able to travel to Oslo for the award ceremony.

Snowden applied for asylum in Norway on July 2, but the country then planned to reject it according to their national law.

'According to Norwegian law, one can't seek asylum abroad and the normal procedures stipulate that the asylum application from Edward Snowden will be rejected,' Paal Loenseth, Norwegian state secretary told news agency NTB.

If Snowden is awarded the prize in 2017, he would be the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate in the history of the prize.

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