Sigmund Freud Prize (Sigmund Freud Prize for Academic Prose)
しぐむんと・ふろいとしょう
Award for German academic prose (wissenschaftliche Prosa). Awarded by Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung. Established in 1964, prize money €20,000.
Academic proseNonfictionPhilosophy-relatedGerman literature
- Established
- 1964
- Organizer
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
- Category
- Research, Translation, and Scholarship
- Selection Method
- Recommendation
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Active
Description
The Sigmund Freud Prize (Sigmund Freud Prize for Academic Prose, Ger: Sigmund-Freud-Preis für wissenschaftliche Prosa) is a German literary prize named after Sigmund Freud, awarded by the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (German Academy for Language and Literature) for outstanding achievements in academic prose works or scholarly writings. First awarded in 1964, selected annually from its base in Darmstadt. Prize money: €20,000. Many philosophers and scholars have won it and it is regarded as one of Germany's major academic awards.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Prize money €20,000
- Cash Prize
- 20,000 EUR
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate selection (Nomination) | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung selection committee (candidate recommendation by committee members) | — | — |
| Final selection and award decision | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung council/selection committee | — | Winners announced on official website and press releases |
Candidate selection (Nomination)
Judges
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung selection committee (candidate recommendation by committee members)
Final selection and award decision
Judges
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung council/selection committee
Announcement
Winners announced on official website and press releases
Criteria
- Excellence in style and expression of academic prose (wissenschaftliche Prosa)
- Degree of academic contribution and influence of the writing
- Outstanding writing primarily in academic/non-fiction fields (many winners write in German)
Related Awards
- Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis
- Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels
- Friedrich Nietzsche Prize
- Georg Büchner Prize
- German Book Prize
- Goethe Prize
- Heinrich-Böll-Preis
- Johann-Heinrich-Merck-Preis
- Thomas Mann Prize
- Lessing Prize of the Free State of Saxony
Official Resources
https://www.deutscheakademie.de/en/awards/sigmund-freud-preisPast Winners
Iris Därmann
Winner
Hubert Wolf
Winner
Ute Frevert
Winner
Thomas Macho
Winner
Wolfgang Kemp
Winner
Jan Assmann
Winner
Peter Eisenberg
Winner
Norbert Miller
Winner
Günther Anders
Winner
Werner Hofmann
Winner
Walther Killy
Winner
Ralf Dahrendorf
Winner
Gerhard Ebeling
Winner
Hermann Heimpel
Winner
Odo Marquard
Winner