Berggruen Prize Essay Competition

Opportunity type
Contest
Cause areas
Global priorities research
Routes to impact
Skill-building & building career capital
Testing your fit for a certain career path
Relevant aptitudes
Communicator
Conceptual & empirical research
Deadline
2025-09-15
Location
Remote
Description
The annual Berggruen Prize Essay Competition invites original essays that present novel philosophical ideas and cross-cultural perspectives, awarding $50,000 each for the best submissions in English and Chinese.
  • Open to essays that stimulate new thinking and are clearly argued for intellectually serious readers; peer-reviewed academic work is not required.
  • Winning essays will be published and celebrated at an award ceremony, offering global recognition.
  • Submissions must be in PDF format, anonymized, and any use of generative AI must be fully disclosed on the first page.
  • The deadline for submissions and resubmissions is September 15, 2025.
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