Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Gerda Henkel Prize for outstanding research in the historical humanities

The Gerda Henkel Foundation has announced the every-other-year Gerda Henkel Prize for outstanding research in the historical humanities.  Among the eligible disciplines are archeology, art history, historic Islamic studies, history, legal history, prehistory and early history.  Nominations will also be accepted for conflict prevention and a special program, "Islam, the modern nation state and transnational movements."
Award amount:  100,000 Euros
Deadline:  January 31, 2012.
For more information, see http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/ghs_preis.php?nav_id=257&language=en .  A letter of invitation to NC State University and three copies of the printed call for nominations are also available on request.