Grant opportunity

Holberg Prize

Annual prize for outstanding scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. Amount: 6,000,000 NOK (≈€562,000)

ScholarshipEducationScholarshipsGlobalEducation and Higher Education
Funder
Holberg Prize Board
2026-05-04 (passed)
2026-05-04 (passed): May 4, 2026
Award
Scholarship support; see official call for details
Applicant
Students and early-career researchers
Discipline
Education and Higher Education
Region
Global
Posted
Jun 2, 2026

Call summary

Overview

Annual prize for outstanding scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. Amount: 6,000,000 NOK (≈€562,000)

Who can apply

See official call for eligibility details.

What it supports

  • Education; Scholarships
  • Global
  • User-supplied addition for 01–02 Jun hunt

Funding and duration

  • Scholarship support; see official call for details

2026-05-04 (passed)

2026-05-04 (passed): May 4, 2026

How to apply

Use the official source page for application instructions, required documents, eligibility rules, and final submission deadlines.

Call details

Source-based overview

Annual prize for outstanding scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. Amount: 6,000,000 NOK (≈€562,000) Added from user-supplied list; official URL retained where provided; verify posting date and eligibility before publishing Official source: https://holbergprisen.no/

Eligibility

See official call for eligibility details.

Funding and benefits

Scholarship support; see official call for details

Themes and supported activities

Education; Scholarships

Global

User-supplied addition for 01–02 Jun hunt

Deadline and timeline

2026-05-04 (passed): 2026-05-04 (passed): May 4, 2026.

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

Use the official source page for application instructions, required documents, eligibility rules, and final submission deadlines.

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.