Dan David Prize Relaunches as the Largest History Prize in the World
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
-- Starting in 2022, the Dan David Prize will award $3 million annually to
early- and mid-career scholars and practitioners who study the human past
The Dan David Prize is relaunching as an award that supports history and the
study of the past, the Board of the Prize announced. Beginning in May 2022, the
Prize will award up to nine $300,000 prizes each year to early- and mid-career
scholars and practitioners around the world to recognize outstanding
achievements in the study of the human past and to support the winners' future
endeavors. As a result, the Dan David Prize is now the largest history prize in
the world.
First established in 2001 by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Dan David
to recognize achievements in the sciences and the humanities, the Prize will
now champion a spectrum of emerging and more established scholars of the past,
active within and beyond the academy.
"We are proud of the work we have done over the past two decades, recognizing
major breakthroughs in the sciences and the humanities," said Ariel David,
board member of the Dan David Foundation and son of the Prize founder. "But we
live in a world in which investment in the humanities, particularly in the
historical disciplines, is declining, even though we know how important
studying the past is for understanding the present and building the future. For
these reasons we have decided to focus our resources on this field and help
catalyze the next generation of scholars."
The Dan David Prize is endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at
Tel Aviv University.
"The preservation, study, and communication of our history has always been a
central part of human culture," said Yo-Yo Ma, cellist and 2006 Dan David Prize
Laureate. "I hope the Dan David Prize's new path will be a launchpad for the
next generation of historians and active citizens, who will help redefine the
field in the 21st century and allow us to better understand our shared
humanity."
Nominations for the new Prize are now being accepted until November 1, 2021.
The Dan David Prize (
) is the largest history prize in the world, endowed by the Dan David
Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University.
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SOURCE: Dan David Prize
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