March 15, 2025
February 1, 2025
€784,000 EUR
The Balzan Prize aim is to foster culture, the sciences and the most meritorious initiatives in the cause of humanity, peace and fraternity among peoples throughout the world.
The General Prize Committee of the “Prize” Foundation invites the most prestigious international cultural and scientific institutions (universities, research institutes and academies) and figures recognized by the General Prize Committee as highly distinguished in the chosen fields for that year to submit names of candidates for the four annual Balzan Prizes.
The four Balzan Prizes, two per category, are awarded to scholars, artists, and scientists who have distinguished themselves in their fields on an international level.
As stipulated in the Articles of the Foundation, the frequency of the special Prize for Humanity, Peace, and Fraternity among Peoples is normally at intervals of no less than three years.
Nominations must be submitted by 15 March of the relevant year and supported by justification for the candidate’s nomination, including a list of his/her most important publications and a complete biography. Self-nominations are not accepted.
For the Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace, and Fraternity Among Peoples, the Articles of Association state that a Preparatory Commission must be constituted. This Commission is composed of six members, three from the General Prize Committee and three from the Board of the “Prize” Foundation. The Preparatory Commission meets several times to examine the nominations until it reaches a decision on one or more candidates. The General Prize Committee makes the final decision.
The four subject areas two in literature the moral sciences and the arts and two in the physical mathematical and natural sciences and medicine change every year. No more than four prizes may be awarded in any one year.