Call for nominations: Holberg International Memorial Prize 2013
The Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund invites nominations for the Holberg International Memorial Prize for outstanding scholarly work in the academic fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law and theology.
The Holberg International Memorial Prize is named after Ludvig Holberg, who was born in Bergen in 1684 and held the Chairs of Metaphysics and Logic, Latin Rhetoric and History at the University of Copenhagen. Holberg played an important part in bringing the Enlightenment to the Nordic countries.
The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund makes the award on the basis of the recommendation from the Holberg Prize Academic Committee, which consists of outstanding scholars in the academic fields covered by the prize. The prize is worth 4.5 million NOK (approximately EUR 570,000/ USD 800,000).
The prize is awarded to scholars who have made outstanding contributions to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law or theology, either within these fields or through interdisciplinary work. The prizewinner must have had a decisive influence on international research.
Scholars holding positions at universities and other research institutions, including academies, are entitled to nominate candidates for the Prize. The letter of nomination should be written in English and state the reasons for the nomination in 2 to 3 pages. The nomination should also include the candidate’s CV and suggest referees who know the scholar’s work. The function of the nomination is to make the Holberg Prize Academic Committee aware of the candidate’s work. Joint nominations do not strengthen a candidacy.
Nominations are strictly confidential. They should not be disclosed to the nominee or to others at any time.
Go to nomination form for the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2013
For more information on nomination to Holberg International Memorial Prize, contact:
Ivar Bleiklie
Director Holberg Prize
Email: ivar.bleiklie@holbergprisen.no
Tel: +47 55 58 86 04