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The Ludvig Holberg Memorial fund was established in 2003 by the Norwegian Parliament. The Board of the Fund annually awards the Holberg International Memorial Prize for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanitites, social sciences, law and theology. The prize for 2007 is NOK 4.5 million (approx. € 555,000/$750,000). The Nils Klim Prize is awarded younger Nordic scientists under 35 within the same fields.

Holberg International Memorial Prize 2007: Ronald Dworkin

Ronald Dworkin
Photo: Holbergprisen/Siv B. Systad

"Ronald Dworkin has been a central player in jurisprudence and the social sciences for the last 40 years. His research involves central and topical themes in legal theory, moral philosophy and politics. His critique of traditional legal positivism, in which legal rules are seen exclusively as issued commands, is of particular importance. In opposition to this theory, Dworkin has developed a theory of law which enables legal rules to be understood as norms whose content is the result of an ongoing interaction between political decisions, society's needs and moral considerations," says Professor Jan Fridthjof Bernt, Chair of the Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund. Read more

Program for the Holberg Prize Symposium 2007 in honor of Ronald Dworkin.

Nils Klim Prize 2007: Carina Keskitalo

The Nils Klim Prize for 2007 is awarded to Carina Keskitalo (32), Associate Professor of Political Science at the Department of Social and
Economic Geography at Umeå University, Sweden.

The Nils Klim Prize is awarded to a young Nordic researcher under 35 years who has made an outstanding contribution to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law or theology, either within one of these fields or through interdisciplinary work. The prize for 2007 is NOK 250,000 (approx. 31,000/$ 41,000). Read more.

1. Prize Holberg Prize Composition Competition 2007: Ørjan Matre

The Norwegian Composer, Ørjan Matre, is the 1. Prize Laureate of the Holberg Prize Composition Competition 2007.

The Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund invited young, Nordic composers to an open competition for a fanfare/ceremonial piece of music for the annual award ceremony for The Holberg International Memorial Prize. The 2.Prize goes to the Finnish composer Matthew Whittall from Finland. 1st prize: NOK 50 000, 2nd prize: NOK 25 000. Read more.