Deadline: 30 September 2024
Nominations are now open for the Dan David Prize awarded to early and midcareer scholars and practitioners in the historical disciplines, to acknowledge their outstanding achievements and support future work.
Nominees can come from any field related to the study of the human past, both within academia and outside it.
They are looking for researchers in disciplines such as history, archaeology, art history, digital humanities and human palaeontology, as well as independent scholars, public historians, museum curators and documentary filmmakers.
Award Information
- The Dan David Prize awards $3 million each year to early and midcareer scholars and practitioners who study the human past.
- Up to nine annual prizes of $300,000 each are given to people who have produced, and will continue to produce, outstanding work in this field.
- In addition, the Prize funds a postdoctoral fellows program at Tel Aviv University.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominations
- Must be engaged in outstanding and original work related to the study of the human past, employing any chronological, geographical and methodological focus.
- Should exhibit strong potential for future excellence, innovation and leadership that will help shape the study of the past for years to come.
- Academic nominees must hold a PhD and must have published at least one major piece of work, such as a book or a collection of articles related to a major project.
- Non-academic nominees are NOT required to hold a PhD, but must have completed at least one major piece of work such as a book, major publication, exhibition, documentary film or public humanities project. They should also demonstrate an ongoing engagement with topics related to history and the study of the past.
- Should be no more than 15 years post-PhD (for academics) or 15 years after the release of their first major project (for non-academics), although due allowance will be made for career breaks (e.g. parental and care leave or duties, health-related leave and career changes).
- Nominators will be asked to provide the nominee’s CV and list of relevant work or publications, and to answer a few brief questions.
- The Dan David Prize is awarded on the basis of merit, regardless of gender identity and expression, sexuality, race, ethnicity and nationality, religion, age, ability or political affiliation.
For more information, visit Dan David Prize.
