International
January 15, 2026
December 4, 2026
$100,000 USD
The Louisville Grawemeyer Award honours highly significant contributions to religious and spiritual understanding.
Nominations are invited from religious organizations, appropriate academic associations, religious leaders and scholars, presidents of universities or schools of religion, publishers and editors of scholarly journals.
There will be no discrimination based on religious affiliation or belief or lack thereof.; Self-nominations will not be accepted.; Previous winners are not eligible for subsequent awards.; The Award will not be awarded posthumously.
Please note that a work may be nominated for a maximum of three Award Years.
Each person or group nominating an idea for consideration must submit one (1) copy of each of the following in typed or printed form:
– A complete nomination form 2025 Nomination Form
– A supporting statement of between 500-750 words in English setting out the central idea of the work and specifically relating the idea to the criteria for the award.
– The work as published or printed (in the case of a speech, the written text or transcript) including all standard bibliographic and copyright citations.
