Willy Brandt Prize for Contemporary History

The Willy Brandt Prize for Contemporary History (until 2011: "Willy Brandt Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists") is a science prize that is awarded every two years by the Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt Foundation . German or English language research work that deals with the person Willy Brandt or topics of his politics is awarded. The award winners have the opportunity to publish in the foundation's own series of publications “Willy Brandt Studies” or, alternatively, receive a grant for printing costs.

Award winners

• 2005 Daniel Friedrich Sturm , journalist, " Die Welt "
• 2007 Robin M. Allers , historian, University of Oslo
• 2009 Petri Hakkarainen , diplomat, Geneva Center for Security Policy
• 2011 Claudia Hiepel , historian, University of Duisburg-Essen
• 2013 not awarded
• 2015 Kristina Meyer , historian, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
• 2017 Scott Krause , historian
• 2019 Michael Frey, historian

Web links

• Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt Foundation: Willy Brandt Prize for Contemporary History