Call for nominations Holberg International Memorial Prize

The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund is now calling for nominations for the Holberg Prize for 2007. The nomination deadline is 15 February 2007.

The Holberg International Memorial Prize is meant for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law and theology 2006. The price has a value of approx. € 575,000. The Holberg Prize aims to increase society’s awareness of the value of research in the above mentioned fields. For more information please see www.holbergprize.no

Scholars holding a senior position at universities and other research institutions within the above mentioned fields are entitled to nominate candidates for the Holberg Prize.

The winner of the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2007 will be announced in September 2007 and the official award ceremony will take place 28 November 2007.

The Holberg Prize Laureate
The Board of Ludvig Holberg’s Memorial Fund has decided to award the Holberg International Memorial Prize for 2006 to Shmuel N. Eisenstadt. For more information see: www.holbergprize.nl

For further information please contact:
Project Coordinator Trine Kleven,
e-mail: info@holbergprize.no
tel. + 47 55 58 69 92