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<div id="block-system-main" class="block block-system"> <div class="content"> <div id="node-88223" class="node node-uib-article clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-uib-text field-type-text-long field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><p><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/holberg-prize" target="_blank">The Holberg Prize</a>聽is awarded annually to a scholar who have made outstanding contributions to research in the arts and humanities, social sciences, law or theology, either within one of these fields or through interdisciplinary work. The Prize has a money value聽of聽NOK 6,000,000. The Prize winner is announced medio March each year, and the award ceremony takes place during the Holberg Week, heldt in the first week of June each year, in Bergen.</p><p>The prize is named after the Danish-Norwegian writer Ludvig Holberg, who excelled in all of the sciences covered by the award. It was established by the Norwegian Parliament 1 July 2003, and awarded for the first time in 2004.聽</p><h3>The Nils Klim Prize</h3><p>The Holberg Prize also awards the聽<a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/nils-klim-prize" target="_blank">Nils Klim Prize</a>聽to Nordic scholars under the age of 35 (from 2026 the age limit will be 40), for outstanding contributions within the same academic fields as the Holberg Prize. The prize is worth NOK 500,000.聽</p><p>Particular importance is placed on the researcher鈥檚 independence and innovative ability. Consideration is also given to whether the research contribution in question can be deemed particularly outstanding or promising in light of the researcher鈥檚 age, the nature of the research project and the research traditions in the academic field in question.</p><h3>The Holberg School Programme</h3><p>Each year the Holberg Prize stage a research competition for students in Norwegian upper secondary schools. More than 500 students from 20 schools participate, and are aided throughout the year by researchers within the relevant fields. A teacher grant is also awarded.</p><h3>The Holberg Week</h3><p>Holberg Week is an event series, with debates and lectures that is held every year in the days leading up to the award ceremony.聽All events, with exception of the Award Ceremony and Holberg Banquet, are open and free of charge to the general public.</p><h3>The Holberg Debate</h3><p>The Holberg Debate is inspired by Ludvig Holberg as man of the Age of Enlightenment and seeks to explore pressing issues of our time. The debate will be held annually on the first Saturday in聽December, commemorating聽Holberg鈥檚 birthday on 3 December.聽</p><h3>Nomination</h3><p>Scholars holding positions at universities and other research institutions, including academies, are entitled to nominate candidates to <a href="https://holbergprisen.no/en/nomination">the聽</a><a href="http://holbergprisen.no/en/call-nomination-holberg-prize-2016" target="_blank">Holberg Prize</a>聽and <a href="https://holbergprisen.no/en/call-nomination-nils-klim-prize">the聽</a><a href="http://holbergprisen.no/en/call-nomination-nils-klim-prize-2016" target="_blank">Nils Klim Prize</a>. The deadline is 15 June each year and the nomination form is made available on the Holberg Prize webpage medio November the year before.</p></div></div></div><div class=" group-article-sidebar field-group-div"><div class="group-event-info"></div><div class="field field-name-field-uib-fact-box field-type-text-long field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><h3>The Holberg Laureates</h3><ul><li><a href="https://holbergprize.org/laureates/achille-mbembe/">Achille Mbembe</a> (2024)</li><li><a href="https://holbergprize.org/en/holberg-prize/prize-winners/joan-martinez-alier">Joan Martinez-Alier</a> (2023)</li><li><a href="https://holbergprize.org/en/holberg-prize/prize-winners/sheila-jasanoff">Sheila Jasanoff</a> (2022)</li><li><a href="https://holberg.uib.no/en/holberg-prize/prize-winners/martha-c-nussbaum">Martha C. Nussbaum</a>聽(2021)</li><li><a href="https://holberg.uib.no/nb/holbergprisen/prisvinnere/griselda-pollock">Griselda Pollock</a> (2020)</li><li><a href="https://holbergprisen.no/en/holberg-prize/prize-winners/paul-gilroy">Paul Gilroy</a> (2019)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/holberg-prize/prize-winners/cass-r-sunstein">Cass R. Sunstein</a>聽(2018)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/holberg-prize/prize-winners/onora-oneill">Onora O'Neill</a> (2017)</li><li><a href="http://holbergprisen.no/en/holberg-prize/prize-winners/stephen-greenblatt">Stephen Greenblatt</a> (2016)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/holberg-prize/prize-winners/marina-warner" target="_blank">Marina Warner</a> (2015)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/holberg-prize/prize-winners/michael-cook" target="_blank">Michael Cook</a> (2014)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/bruno-latour" target="_blank">Bruno Latour</a> (2013)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/manuel-castells" target="_blank">Manuel Castells</a>聽(2012)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/jurgen-kocka.html" target="_blank">J眉rgen Kocka</a>聽(2011)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/natalie-zemon-davis.html">Natalie Zemon Davis</a>聽(2010)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/ian-hacking.html" target="_blank">Ian Hacking</a>聽(2009)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/fredric-r-jameson.html" target="_blank">Fredric R. Jameson</a>聽(2008)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/ronald-dworkin.html" target="_blank">Ronald Dworkin</a>聽(2007)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/shmuel-n-eisenstadt.html" target="_blank">Shmuel N. Eisenstadt</a>聽(2006)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/juergen-habermas.html" target="_blank">J眉rgen Habermas</a>聽(2005)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/julia-kristeva.html" target="_blank">Julia Kristeva</a>聽(2004)</li></ul><h3>The Nils Klim聽Laureates</h3><ul><li><a href="https://holbergprize.org/laureates/siddharth-sareen/">Siddharth Sareen</a> (2024)</li><li><a href="https://holbergprize.org/en/nils-klim-prize/prize-winners/simona-zetterberg-nielsen">Simona Zetterberg-Nielsen</a> (2023)</li><li><a href="https://holbergprize.org/en/nils-klim-prize/prize-winners/elisa-katariina-uusim-ki">Elisa Uusim盲ki聽</a>(2022)聽</li><li><a href="https://holberg.uib.no/en/nils-klim-prize/prize-winners/daria-gritsenko">Daria Gritsenko</a>聽(2021)</li><li><a href="https://holberg.uib.no/en/nils-klim-prisen/prize-winners/frederik-poulsen">Frederik Poulsen</a> (2020)</li><li><a href="https://holbergprisen.no/en/nils-klim-prize/prize-winners/finnur-ulf-dells-n">Finnur Dells茅n</a> (2019)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/nils-klim-prize/prize-winners/francesca-refsum-jensenius">Francesca Refsum聽Jensenius</a>聽(2018)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/nils-klim-prize/prize-winners/katrine-vellesen-l-ken">Katrine Vellesen L酶ken</a> (2017)</li><li><a href="http://holbergprisen.no/en/nils-klim-prize/prize-winners/sanja-bogojevi">Sanja Bogojevic</a> (2016)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/nils-klim-prize/prize-winners/rebecca-adler-nissen" target="_blank">Rebecca Adler-Nissen</a> (2015)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/terje-lohndal" target="_blank">Terje Lohndal</a> (2014)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/ingvild-almaas" target="_blank" title="Nils Klim-prisen 2013">Ingvild Alm氓s</a>聽(2013)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/sarah-hobolt.html" target="_blank">Sara Hobolt</a>聽(2012)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/jorn-jacobsen.html" target="_blank">J酶rn Jacobsen</a>聽(2011)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/johan-ostling.html" target="_blank">Johan 脰stling</a>聽(2010)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/david-bloch.html" target="_blank">David Kristian Bloch</a>聽(2009)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/anne-birgitta-pessi.html" target="_blank">Anne Birgitta Pessi</a>聽(2008)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/carina-keskitalo.html" target="_blank">Carina Keskitalo</a>聽(2007)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/linda-wedlin.html" target="_blank">Linda Wedlin</a>聽(2006)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/dag-trygve-truslew-haug.html" target="_blank">Dag Trygve Truslew Haug</a>聽(2005)</li><li><a href="http://www.holbergprisen.no/en/claes-de-vreese.html" target="_blank">Claes de Vreese</a>聽(2004)</li></ul></div></div></div></div><section class="group-related-persons field-group-html5"></section><section class="group-related-content field-group-html5"></section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-bottom-wrapper"> <div class="content-bottom"> <div class="field field-name-field-uib-links field-type-link-field field-label-above field-wrapper"><div class="field-label">Relevant links </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><a href="https://holbergprize.org/en">The Holberg Prize website</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-uib-relation field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/en/udir/172834/2025-holberg-week"> <div id="node-172834" class="node node-uib-article no-kicker clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-field-uib-main-media field-type-file field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><div id="file-195957" class="file file-image file-image-png"> <div class="content"> <img src="https://www.uib.no/sites/w3.uib.no/files/styles/wide_thumbnail/public/media/illustrasjonsbilde_holberguken.png?itok=7MAy0cD1" width="531" height="375" alt="Arrangement i Universitetsaulaen" title="" /> </div> </div> </div></div></div> <div class="relation_content"> <h2> The 2025 Holberg Week </h2> <p class="field field-name-field-uib-lead field-type-text-long field-label-hidden field-wrapper"> Please note that this is only a preliminary programme. Detailed information will be published after the announcement of the Holberg Laurate and Nils Klim Laureate in March. </p> </div> </div> </a> </div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/foremployees/173052/announcement-2025-holberg-prize-and-nils-klim-prize"> <div id="node-173052" class="node node-uib-article no-kicker clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-field-uib-main-media field-type-file field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><div id="file-196503" class="file file-image file-image-png"> <div class="content"> <img src="https://www.uib.no/sites/w3.uib.no/files/styles/wide_thumbnail/public/media/prisutdeling_senneset.png?itok=AuhxyIKK" width="531" height="375" alt="Holbergprismedaljen og prisvinnerdiplomer for Holbergprisen og Nils Klim-prisen." title="" /> </div> </div> </div></div></div> <div class="relation_content"> <h2> Announcement of the 2025 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize </h2> <p class="field field-name-field-uib-lead 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