Since 2020, the WBKolleg has awarded the annual "Young Scholars" prize to excellent young researchers from Switzerland and abroad who successfully work across disciplines and communicate their research to a broad public in a vivid manner. Worth 1,500 SFr, the award aims to identify and promote young talents by increasing their visibility, opening up networking opportunities and providing impetus for scientific and intellectual development. At the same time, young researchers of the Kolleg benefit from the exchange with the scholars.
The prize is awarded on the occasion of a public event in a Bernese cultural institution. The presentation is flexible in terms of topic, format and location, so that new opportunities for cooperation arise time and again. In addition, visitors to municipal cultural institutions gain insights into current research in the humanities, cultural studies, and social sciences.
In case of any questions please contact the office manager Dr. Ariane Lorke.
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The Young Scholars Award 2024 goes to Dr. Catherine Gibson (University of Tartu). We congratulate her warmly and look forward to the award ceremony on October 8 at 6.15 pm in the Haus der Universität in Bern. Free admission, no registration required.