Scholarships and prizes
The New Society of Letters regularly provides support for humanities research at Lund University. The most recent call for applications for funding of travel for research or conferences was issued in March. This call is targeted at PhD holders, preferably younger researchers and is announced via the University’s scholarship portal.
Prizes and rewards are handed out at the Annual Academic Ceremony for outstanding contributions, primarily within the field of humanities. The Society receives nominations for prizes for consideration by the board in October.
The Society gratefully welcomes any donations from the business community and individuals. Our postal giro number is 530818-4. For more information contact the secretary Blaženka Scheuer, email: blazenka.scheuerctr.luse
Thesis awards 2023
In connection with the Annual Academic Ceremony, prizes are ceremonially handed out to PhD students in recognition of their outstanding research and dissertation.
The following students are recipients of The Society of Letters at Lund Dissertation Prize 2023:
Doctor of Philosophy Olivia Cejvan, Arts and Crafts Divine: Teaching and Learning Ritual Magic in Sodalitas Rosae Crucis.
Doctor of Philosophy Karl Eriksson Elusive Relations: A Phenomenology of Interpersonal Understanding in Social Work.
Doctor of Philosophy Karl Haikola Gargiulo: Framtidens fragmentering. Sekretariatet för framtidsstudier och välfärdssamhällets dilemman under det långa 1970-talet.
Doctor of Philosophy Anna Hultman:Vid pornografins gräns. Erotik i svensk prosa 1819–2019.
Juris Doctor Anna Zemskova: The Rule of Law in Economic Emergency in the European Union.
The recipient of The Society of Letters at Lund Music Prize 2021 isFred Holmlund, guitar.
Distinctions
In connection with the Annual Academic Ceremony, prizes are ceremonially handed out to researchers within the humanities disciplines.
The gold, silver and bronze Lagerbring medals are awarded as a recognition of “commendable work within the field of humanities”. The gold medal is awarded to people whose contributions to humanities research is deemed to be unique and groundbreaking. The silver medal is awarded at least every five years to a younger humanities researcher living in Lund.