The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund invites you to nominate
the Holberg International Memorial Prize for outstanding work in
the academic fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law
and theology. The prize for 2008 is NOK 4,5 million (approx.
570.000/716.000 US Dollar), and was established by the Norwegian
Government in 2003.
Letters of nomination must be sent to us by 20 January 2009.
Holberg Prize Laureates:
2008: Fredric R. Jameson
2007: Ronald Dworkin
2006: Shmuel N Eisenstadt
2005: Jürgen Habermas
2004: Julia Kristeva
How to nominate?
Scholars holding a senior position at universities and other research
institutions within the above mentioned academic fields are entitled to
nominate candidates for the Holberg Prize. The Holberg Prize's
Academic Committee will base its assessment on the letters of
nomination which must
state the reasons for the nomination (2 to 3 pages). Letters should
also contain a brief CV for the candidate and suggest referees who
know the scholar
and his/her work. Nominations are strictly confidential.
For more information:
http://holbergprisen.no/HP_prisen/en_hp_utlysning.html
Please contact Ms Trine Kleven, Project Manager in Holberg Prize, if
you have questions: trine.kleven@holbergprisen.no
Yours Sincerely,
Professor Jan Fridthjof Bernt
Chair of Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund
www.holbergprisen.no
