Holberg International Memorial Prize

The Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded annually by the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology.

The prize is awarded to a scholar who has made an outstanding contribution, either within one of these academic fields alone or through interdisciplinary work.

The prizewinner must have had a decisive influence on international research in the field, for instance through the development of new theory, knowledge or insight,through making innovative use of existing theories or through the methods employed.

The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund makes the award on the basis of the Holberg Prize Academic Committee consisting of outstanding scholars from the relevant academic fields. The prize is worth NOK 4 500 000 (approximately EUR 550,000/USD 760,000*).

*Currency rates may change. Current rates from March 2010.