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The Dan David Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship that illuminates the past and seeks to anchor public discourse in a deeper understanding of history.

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 29/09/2026

There are 2 WEEKS REMAINING to nominate for the 2027 Dan David Prize ⌛ Nominate bold and creative early or midcareer scholars and practitioners in any discipline related to the human past. Winners are awarded $300K each Anyone can nominate Deadline: Oct 13, 2026

There are 2 WEEKS REMAINING to nominate for the 2027 Dan David Prize ⌛

Nominate bold and creative early or midcareer scholars and practitioners in any discipline related to the human past.

Winners are awarded $300K each
Anyone can nominate
Deadline: Oct 13, 2026

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 24/09/2026

"The Dan David Prize has just been such a gift for me as a scholar, as a storyteller, as a historian" - Kim Welch Hear from 2022 Dan David Prize winner Kim Welch, who since winning the Prize has embarked on a creative book project. Nominate for 2027: dandavidprize.org/nominate/

5 Years of the Dan David Prize - Kim Welch

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 17/09/2026

2026 marks 5 years of the re-imagined Dan David Prize; what have Prize alumni been up to? 2023 winner Saheed Aderinto used the Prize to create "The Fuji Documentary", a film about the rich tradition of Yoruba Fuji music in Nigeria. Nominate for 2027: dandavidprize.org/nominate

5 Years of the Dan David Prize - Saheed Aderinto

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 16/09/2026

There is less than 1 MONTH REMAINING to nominate for the 2027 Dan David Prize ⌛ Deadline: Oct 13, 2026 Nominees can work in any discipline that focuses on the human past, be within or outside of academia, and be based anywhere in the world. Winners are awarded $300K. dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open until October 13, 2026.

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 09/09/2026

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open. Deadline: Oct 13, 2026⌛ Up to 9 winners will be awarded $300,000 each. Nominees can work in any discipline that focuses on the human past, be within or outside of academia, and be based anywhere in the world: dandavidprize.org/nominate

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open until 13 October, 2026.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 02/09/2026

Dan David Prize winners are awarded $300K each to support their research. Over the last 5 years, 45 Prize winners have used their award in diverse ways, from buying equipment and hiring staff, to covering childcare and travel costs. Nominate for the 2027 Prize: dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Over the last 5 years, 45 Dan David Prize winners have used their award in diverse ways, from buying equipment and hiring staff, to covering childcare and travel costs.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 26/08/2026

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open📣 Nominate outstanding early or midcareer scholars & practitioners based anywhere in the world and working in any history-related discipline. 🏆Winners are awarded $300K each 👩‍💻Anyone can nominate ⏳Deadline: Oct 13, 2026 dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open📣

Nominate outstanding early or midcareer scholars & practitioners based anywhere in the world and working in any history-related discipline.

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 21/08/2026

Over the last 5 years, the Dan David Prize has been awarded to 45 researchers who work across diverse fields and methodologies to shed light on the human past. Do you know someone doing excellent work in these areas? Nominate them for the 2027 Prize before Oct 13, 2026. dandavidprize.org/nominate

Over the last 5 years, the Dan David Prize has been awarded to 45 researchers who work across diverse fields and methodologies to shed light on the human past. These include art history, architecture, archaeology, history, public history, biography, filmmaking, digital humanities and curation.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 13/08/2026

The Dan David Prize is the world's largest history prize 🌍 In the last 5 years, the Prize has been awarded to 45 winners, based in 6 continents & 18 countries. Winners can be based anywhere in the world. Nominations for the 2027 Prize are open (deadline Oct 13): dandavidprize.org/nominate

In the last 5 years, the Dan David Prize has been awarded to 45 winners, based in 6 continents & 18 countries.

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 12/08/2026

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open. Deadline: Oct 13, 2026⌛ Up to 9 winners will be awarded $300,000 each. Nominees can work in any discipline thatfocuses on the human past, be within or outside of academia, and be based anywhere in the world: dandavidprize.org/nominate

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 05/08/2026

Over the last 5 years, the Dan David Prize has been awarded to 45 outstanding researchers based in 18 countries 🌍 Do you know a brilliant scholar or practitioner working on the human past? Nominations for the 2027 Prize are open: dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 29/07/2026

Nominate an early or midcareer scholar or practitioner for the 2027 Dan David Prize, the world's largest history prize. Nominators will need to provide the nominee’s CV and a list of relevant work/publications, and answer a few brief questions. Deadline: Oct 13, 2026 dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open. Deadline: 13 October, 2026.

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 22/07/2026

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open. Deadline: Oct 13, 2026⌛ Up to 9 winners will be awarded $300,000 each. Nominees can work in any discipline which focuses on the human past, be within or outside of academia, and be based anywhere in the world: dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 14/07/2026

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open Nominate bold & creative early or midcareer scholars & practitioners in any discipline related to history and the human past Winners are awarded $300K each Anyone can nominate Deadline: Oct 13, 2026 dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 09/07/2026

This year marks 5 years of the re-imagined Dan David Prize; what have Prize alumni been up to? Kim Welch (2022) has been working on a creative book project. The Prize provided her with “space and time and resources to be ambitious and to think big". Nominate for 2027: dandavidprize.org/nominate/

5 Years of the Dan David Prize - Kim Welch

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 08/07/2026

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open. Deadline: Oct 13, 2026⌛ Up to 9 winners will be awarded $300,000 each. Nominees can work in any discipline which focuses on the human past, be within or outside of academia, and be based anywhere in the world: dandavidprize.org/nominate

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open.

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 02/07/2026

Over the last 5 years, Dan David Prize winners have used the award to pursue creative approaches to research. 2023 winner Saheed Aderinto used the Prize to create "The Fuji Documentary", a film about the rich tradition of Yoruba Fuji music in Nigeria. Nominate for 2027: dandavidprize.org/nominate

5 Years of the Dan David Prize - Saheed Aderinto

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 01/07/2026

Nominate an early or midcareer scholar or practitioner for the 2027 Dan David Prize, the world's largest history prize. Nominators will need to provide the nominee’s CV and a list of relevant work/publications, and answer a few brief questions. Deadline: Oct 13, 2026 dandavidprize.org/nominate/

The Dan David Prize 2027 is accepting nominations until October 13, 2026.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 25/06/2026

"When I got the Prize, I thought this is my chance...to do something I would never have been able to do before & really push the boundaries of research" - Anita Radini In 2026 the Dan David Prize marks 5 years as the world's largest history prize. Nominate for 2027: dandavidprize.org/nominate

5 Years of the Dan David Prize - Anita Radini

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 23/06/2026

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open📣 Nominate outstanding early or midcareer scholars & practitioners based anywhere in the world and working in any history-related discipline. 🏆Winners are awarded $300K each 👩‍💻Anyone can nominate ⏳Deadline: Oct 13, 2026 dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Nominations for the 2027 Dan David Prize are open. The Dan David Prize is the world's largest history prize. Deadline October 13, 2026.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 16/06/2026

Announcing the 2026 Dan David Prize winners 📣 Congratulations to this year's winners who will each receive $300K for their contribution to the study of the past and to support future work. The Dan David Prize is celebrating 5 years as the world's largest history Prize 🌍 dandavidprize.org/winners

2026 announcement of the Dan David Prize winners.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 29/12/2025

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 17/12/2025

In 1519 the Tlaxcala presented Cortés with a large bone they said belong to a race of giants, as proof of their might. The Spanish accepted this claim, and struck an alliance against the Aztecs. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Mackenzie Cooley is a historian of early modern nature and medicine.

2025 Dan David Prize Winner Mackenzie Cooley

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 11/12/2025

Congratulations to 2022 Dan David Prize winner Natalia Romik whose new book "Architecture of Memory: Exploring (Post-) Jewish Spaces in Eastern Europe" was recently published by UCL Press. The book, which is open access, can be downloaded here: uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...

Architecture of Memory

Architecture of Memory explores architectural disappearance, urban remembrance and functional change amid social upheaval. Using archival, architectural and artistic methods, Natalia Romik investigate...

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 10/12/2025

When a gravedigger in 1860s Nevada City buried Chinese immigrants without noting their names, he inadvertently left evidence of the erasure of Asian-Americans from the public eye and from history. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Beth Lew-Williams is a historian of race and migration in the modern US.

2025 Dan David Prize Winner Beth Lew-Williams

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 03/12/2025

In 15thC Ethiopia, King Yəsḥaq decreed the forced conversion of the Beta Israel to Christianity. In defiance, 75 Beta Israel committed suicide; the place of their deaths became a holy site. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Bar Kribus is an archaeologist specializing in the history of the Beta Israel.

2025 Dan David Prize Winner Bar Kribus

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 26/11/2025

Using new forensic methods, archaeologist Caroline Sturdy Colls and her team found ethical ways uncover Holocaust atrocities despite Nazi attempts to cover them up. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Caroline Sturdy Colls is an archaeologist of the Holocaust and sites of genocide.

2025 Dan David Prize Winner Caroline Sturdy Colls

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 20/11/2025

What does it mean to tell history? Who is included and who is forgotten? These are questions Fred Kuwornu asks in his films, encouraging audiences to think differently about the past. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Fred Kuwornu is an artist and filmmaker.

2025 Dan David Prize Winner Fred Kuwornu

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 13/11/2025

The rediscovery of the notebooks of John Wickins, Isaac Newton’s college roommate, paints a new picture of Newton as a collaborator and a friend, rather than a lone genius. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Dmitri Levitin researches early modern history & the history of knowledge.

2025 Dan David Prize Winner Dmitri Levitin

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 06/11/2025

In 1556 Venice welcomed Bona Sforza of Poland with orations by an old woman & a blind boy, signaling that the power of the Venetian State was expressed through virtue and wisdom, not physical prowess. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Hannah Marcus researches scientific culture in early modern Europe.

2025 Dan David Prize Winner Hannah Marcus

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 29/10/2025

The chemical makeup of glass beads found in Nigeria proves that glass-making was invented there independently, not imported, overturning narratives about a non-inventive sub-Saharan Africa. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Abidemi Babalola is an archaeologist of science and technology in West Africa.

2025 Dan David Prize Winner Abidemi Babalola

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 22/10/2025

Born into Roma slavery in 19thC Moldova, Dincă begged for freedom to be with the one he loved, but was refused. The tragic events that ensued led to shockwaves that created dramatic social change. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Alina Șerban is a filmmaker whose work highlights Roma history.

2025 Dan David Prize Winner Alina Șerban

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 24/09/2025

Today is the final day to submit a nomination for the 2026 Dan David Prize. Nominations close at 11:59pm PST ⌛ Submitting a nomination is quick & easy: - Submit the nominee’s CV - Provide a list of relevant work/publications - Answer 3 brief questions dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 23/09/2025

The deadline to nominate someone for the 2026 Dan David Prize is TOMORROW at 11:59pm PST. Submitting a nomination is quick and easy. Nominators will be asked to provide the nominee’s CV and list of relevant work or publications, and answer three brief questions. dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 17/09/2025

Only 1 week left to nominate for the 2026 Dan David Prize⏳ Deadline: Weds 24 Sept, 2025 (11:59pm PST). Up to 9 early & midcareer scholars & practitioners in the historical disciplines will be awarded $300,000 each in recognition of excellent work & future potential. dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Graphic advertising the call for nominations for the 2026 Dan David Prize. Nominees for the 2026 Dan David Prize can come from any field related to the study of the human past, both within academia and outside it, including: History, Art History, Anthropology, Paleontology, Digital Humanities, Museums and Heritage, Public History, Curation and Archaeology.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 10/09/2025

Do you know a groundbreaking researcher doing excellent work related to history & the human past? Nominate them for the 2026 Dan David Prize. Up to 9 early & midcareer scholars & practitioners will be awarded $300,000 each. Nominations close on September 24, 2025 ⌛ dandavidprize.org/nominate/

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 13/08/2025

Nominate an early or midcareer scholar or practitioner for the 2026 Dan David Prize, the world's largest history prize. Nominators will need to provide the nominee’s CV and a list of relevant work/publications, and answer a few brief questions. Deadline: Sept 24, 2025 dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Call for Nominations for the 2026 Dan David Prize.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 30/07/2025

Nominations for the 2026 Dan David Prize are open. Deadline: Sept 24, 2025⌛ Up to 9 winners will be awarded $300,000 each. Nominees can work in any discipline which focuses on the human past, be within or outside of academia, and be based anywhere in the world: dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Graphic which lists the types of academic disciplines that nominees for the Dan David Prize may be working in, including History, Art History, Anthropology, Paleontology, Digital Humanities, Museums and Heritage, Public History, Curation and Archaeology.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 14/07/2025

Nominations for the 2026 Dan David Prize are open📣 Nominate bold & creative early or midcareer scholars & practitioners in any discipline related to history and the human past 🏆Winners are awarded $300K each 👩‍💻Anyone can nominate ⏳Deadline: Sept 24, 2025 dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Nominations for the 2026 Dan David Prize are open. Deadline for nominations is September 24, 2025.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 10/07/2025

We mourn the passing of Zelig Eshhar, a 2021 Dan David Prize laureate. Eshhar was an immunologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science and a pioneer of the CAR-T cell approach and its application for cancer therapy.

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 10/06/2025

Announcing the winners of the 2025 Dan David Prize – the world's largest history prize. Winners receive $300,000 each in recognition of their contribution to the study of the past and to support their future endeavors. Congratulations to this year's winners 👏 dandavidprize.org/winners

Image with the photos of the nine winners of the 2025 Dan David Prize. From left to right and top to bottom, they are Mackenzie Cooley, Bar Kribus, Fred Kuwornu, Dmitri Levitin, Beth Lew-Williams, Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, Hannah Marcus, Caroline Sturdy Colls, Alina Șerban.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 19/05/2025

When we think of Viking raiders, we don't tend to think of women & children. However, new bioarchaeological methods have caused us to think again & reassess women & children's roles in Viking society. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Cat Jarman is a public archaeologist specializing in the Viking Age 🗃️

2024 Dan David Prize Winner Cat Jarman

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 07/05/2025

2024 Dan David Prize winner Katarzyna Person helps Hollywood actor Andrew Garfield uncover his family history on BBC show ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ Katarzyna helps Andrew explore why his Jewish ancestors may have left Poland in the early 20th Century. Those in the UK can watch on BBC Iplayer 👇

Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 22: 1. Andrew Garfield

Worthy of a film plot line, Andrew Garfield’s family history takes him from Nazi-occupied Poland to early Hollywood glamour as he uncovers stories which veer from tragedy to hope.

Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 01/05/2025

"It is not the celebrated constitution, but the Indian voters themselves that have, over the years, doggedly held authoritarianism at bay. Only time will tell how long they will continue to do this", writes 2024 Dan David Prize winner Tripurdaman Singh, in @uk.theconversation.com Read here👇

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Birth of India: ‘biggest experiment’ with democracy was a huge gamble. Happily the people have made it work – here’s how

India’s constitution always gave the executive a great deal of power, but the diversity of the country’s electorate has ensured that this power has been diluted.

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 23/04/2025

By 1940, Mittie Maude Lena Gordon, a working-poor Black woman in the US, had built up >300,000 supporters for her Black nationalist group, the Peace Movement of Ethiopia. For 2024 DDP winner Keisha N. Blain, it is crucial to tell histories like this, which are so often missing from the narrative.🗃️

2024 Dan David Prize Winner Keisha N. Blain

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 16/04/2025

In the long 18thC, bundles of carefully chosen ingredients lent people across the Afro-Atlantic world empowerment & protection, in face of the violent realities of enslavement. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Cécile Fromont studies the visual & material cultures of the Afro-Atlantic world 🗃️

2024 Dan David Prize Winner Cécile Fromont

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 09/04/2025

“The lesson from history is these are not mild ailments...These are diseases that have killed hundreds of millions of people – and quite horribly too.” 2024 Dan David Prize winner Kathryn Olivarius is quoted in @theguardian.com providing historical context to the recent measles outbreak in the US 👇

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‘The goal is to disassemble public health’: experts warn against US turn to vaccine skepticism

As measles sickens hundreds and health secretary RFK Jr spreads dubious information, experts sound the alarm

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 01/04/2025

In 1640s England, stained glass windows in churches were condemned by the Puritan parliament as popish; many were destroyed. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Daniel Jütte researches Early Modern European history. His work asks what we can learn from the history of inconspicuous materials, like glass. 🗃️

2024 Dan David Prize Winner Daniel Jütte

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 27/03/2025

In 1619, the process that culminated in British privateers selling the first enslaved Africans in British North America involved global actors & forces, spanning the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Africa & Asia. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Stuart M. McManus is a historian of the global Renaissance. 🗃️

2024 Dan David Prize Winner Stuart M. McManus

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Dan David Prize @dandavidprize.org · 25/03/2025

How did someone’s vulnerability to Yellow Fever make or break their life chances and future prosperity in 19th Century New Orleans? Listen to 2024 Dan David Prize winner Kathryn Olivarius discuss her research on the Road to Now podcast @roadtonow.bsky.social 🗃️

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Necropolis: Disease, Power & Capitalism in 19th Century New Orleans w/ Kathryn Olivarius (#329) | The Road to Now

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