Announcement of the 2023 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize

On Tuesday, 14 March, the 2023 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize will be announced at the University Aula in Bergen, Norway. The event is open to the public and will also be livestreamed here: The Holberg Prize is an international prize awarded annually for outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The Prize is worth NOK 6,000,000 (approximately EUR 50,000 / USD 670,000). The Nils Klim Prize is awarded in the same academic fields, to a scholar under 35 years from/in a Nordic country, and is worth 500,000 NOK. At the event, the Rector of the University of Bergen, Margareth Hagen, will present welcoming remarks. The Chair of the Holberg Prize Board, Kjersti Fløttum, will the announce the recipients of the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize. We will also hear the citations of the Academic Committees, as well as expert presentations of the Laureates and their scholarly work. There will be a musical performance, and a light breakfast will be served.