Announcement of the Holberg Prize 2012

The Holberg International Memorial Prize 2012 and Nils Klim Prize 2012 will be announced on 29 March 2012 at 10:00 CET.
The Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded for outstanding scholarly work in the academic fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law and theology. The prize for 2013 is NOK 4.5 million (approximately EUR 575,000/USD 775,000).
The Nils Klim Prize is awarded to a younger Nordic researcher who has made an outstanding contribution to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law or theology. The prize for 2013 is NOK 250,000 (approx. 32 000EUR /42 000USD).
Holberg International Memorial Prize
2011:
Jürgen Kocka 2010:
Natalie Z. Davis 2009: 
Ian Hacking 2008:
Fredric Jameson
2007:
Ronald Dworkin 2006:
Shmuel N. Eisenstadt 2005:
Jürgen Habermas 2004:
Julia Kristeva
Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The prize amount is NOK 4.5 million (appr. EUR 570,000/ USD 800,000)
Nils Klim-prisen 2004-2011
2011: 
Jørn Jacobsen 2010:
Johan Östling 2009:
David Bloch 2008:
Anne Birgitta Pessi
2007:
Carina Keskitalo 2006:
Linda Wedlin 2005: 
Dag Trygve Truslew Haug 2004:
Claes de Vreese
The Nils Klim Prize is awarded to young Nordic researchers under 35 years within the academic fields of the Holberg Prize. The prize for 2013 is NOK 250,000 (approx. 32 000EUR /42 000USD).
Holberg Prize School Project
An important part of the objective of the Holberg Prize is to stimulate children and young people to take an interest in the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The Holberg Prize wishes to contribute to greater understanding, interest and enthusiasm for these fields. Every year students at upper secondary schools in Norway are invited to carry out a research project in cooperation with established researchers.Read more.


