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David Bloch awarded Nils Klim Prize 2009

Nils Klim Prize 2009: David Bloch

Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen awards David Bloch the Nils Klim prize 2009 Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen awards David Bloch the Nils Klim Prize 2009. Photo: Marit Hommedal/Holberg Prize

David Bloch, scholar at University of Copenhagen, has been awarded the Nils Klim Prize for Nordic researchers below 35 years old in the fields of social sciences, humanities, law and theology. The prize is worth 31.000 Euro/NOK 250,000. Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen presented the Nils Klim Prize 2009.

Holberg International Memorial Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The prize amount is NOK 4.5 million (Appr. EUR550,000/ USD760,000)

Nils Klim Prize is awarded to young Nordic researchers under 35 years within the academic fields of the Holberg Prize.

Holberg Prize School Project is a research competition for pupils in the upper secondary school.

Holberg Prize was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 2003.