Gerda Henkel Prize

Eligibility

Individuals as well as teams of several researchers can be nominated. Self-nominations or nominations of organizations cannot be accepted. Neither members of the jury or Foundation Committees nor employees of the Gerda Henkel Foundation are eligible to participate in the nomination process or be nominated for the prize.

Support is primarily provided for the historical humanities, in particular to support research projects in the following fields:

• Archaeology
• History
• Historical Islamic Studies
• Art History
• History of Law
• Prehistory and Early History
• History of Science

Research projects that explore current issues in a larger historical context or consciously focus on topics of relevance to the present or the future receive support from programmes of a limited duration such as, for example, the “Democracy”, “Forced Migration” and “Lost Cities” funding programmes.

Support through these programmes also extends to research projects from the following disciplines:

• Heritage Studies
• Historical Building Research
• Cultural Studies
• Political Science
• Law
• Restoration and conservation
• Social Sciences

Summary

Every two years, the Gerda Henkel Foundation presents the Gerda Henkel Prize for outstanding scholarly achievements in the disciplines and funding areas supported by the Foundation.

The focus of funding by the Gerda Henkel Foundation is on the historical humanities: Archaeology, History, Historical Islamic Studies, Art History, History of Law, Prehistory and Early History, and History of Science.

The Gerda Henkel Prize is worth 100,000 euros. The prize money may be used at the winner’s discretion. The ceremonial address is expected to be published within six months at the latest.

The Foundation invites scholars of universities worldwide, as well as renowned cultural and academic institutions, and calls on scholars in these institutions to nominate suitable candidates. The prize is open to scholars from all countries.

Application deadlines

Program application deadline

Each institution or individual may only nominate one candidate. Incomplete nominations or any documents that arrive after the deadline cannot be considered.

A complete nomination consists of the following documents:

• Nomination form
• Supporting statement for the proposal duly signed by the person nominating the candidate(s) (no statement by the nominee(s))
• Academic curriculum/curricula vitae for the nominee(s)
• List of the most important academic publications by the nominee(s) from the last five years.

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