
Past Forward
The Dan David Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship
that illuminates the past and seeks to anchor public discourse
in a deeper understanding of history.
watch our launch event
The relaunch event of the Dan David Prize features a keynote lecture by historian Prof. David Nirenberg


About us
The Dan David Prize is the largest history prize in the world with an annual purse of $3 million. We will award up to nine prizes of $300,000 each year to outstanding early-and-mid-career scholars and practitioners in the historical disciplines. The remaining $300,000 will fund a program for international and Israeli postdoctoral fellows at Tel Aviv University. The Prize is endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University.
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