Office of Research
John W. Kluge Prize
Note: This is not a limited submission and is being announced as a courtesy only.
The Library of Congress invites nominations for the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity. The prize is a $500,000 award, conferred by the Library of Congress, on a laureate from any part of the world.
Established with an endowment provided by the late John W. Kluge, the Kluge Prize recognizes and celebrates work of the highest quality and greatest influence that advances understanding of the human experience. The main criterion for the prize is deep achievement in the study of humanity. Nominees need not have worked primarily in academic institutions, but they are expected to have developed, in their creative pursuits or careers, unique insights into the forces that have shaped and continue to shape humankind. Candidates should be distinguished by their intellectual achievements, by the fundamental importance of their work and its influence on public affairs and civil society, and by the ability to communicate the significance of their work to broad audiences.
The nominee’s body of work should have evidenced growth in maturity and range and have earned unusual distinction within a given area of inquiry. It should exemplify values and insights that have meaning both within and beyond the scholarly community over a sustained period. It should, in large part, be understandable to scholars in a variety of fields, to those involved in public affairs, and to the layperson. Seniority is not a prerequisite for recognition of such achievement.
The prize is not offered to candidates whose primary work has been in economics, literature, peace, chemistry, physics, or physiology or medicine, the areas covered by the Nobel Prizes, nor are self-nominations accepted.
Nominations should include the name and affiliation of the nominee. They may also include a brief statement describing your rationale for identifying the nominee as a worthy recipient of the Kluge Prize. Nominations will be held in strictest confidence.
Nominations should be submitted by November 1, 2023 by e-mail to: klugeprize@loc.gov.
Inquiries and Contact Information
Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.
For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.