Deadline: 24-Sep-2025
Entries are now open for the Dan David Prize, the world’s largest history prize, which annually awards nine prizes to early and midcareer scholars and practitioners. The prize recognizes exceptional achievements in historical disciplines and supports the recipients’ future contributions to the field.
Each winner receives a prize of $300,000. A total of nine prizes are awarded each year to individuals whose work is focused on the study of the human past, using any method, timeline, or geographic lens.
Eligible nominees can come from a wide range of fields related to history, including archaeology, art history, digital humanities, and human palaeontology. Practitioners such as independent scholars, public historians, museum curators, and documentary filmmakers are also encouraged.
Nominations can be submitted by anyone, but self-nominations are not accepted. Renominations from previous years are welcome. Nominees must be engaged in original and impactful work and should demonstrate strong potential for future excellence and leadership in historical study.
Academic nominees must hold a PhD and have published at least one major scholarly work. Non-academic nominees are not required to have a PhD but must have completed a significant project such as a documentary, exhibition, or public humanities initiative, and show ongoing involvement in history-related work.
Nominees must be no more than 15 years post-PhD (for academics) or 15 years after their first major project (for non-academics). Career breaks for reasons such as caregiving or health will be considered in eligibility evaluations.
Nominators must provide the nominee’s CV, list of relevant work, and respond to a few short questions. The Dan David Prize is awarded solely on merit and encourages diversity across all identity categories and backgrounds.
For more information, visit The Dan David Prize.
